Events & Press
Upcoming Member Events
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Conservation and Restoration of Greek Masterpieces at the Louvre
March 16, 2021
American Friends of the Louvre and the National Arts Club are pleased to invite you to the second in a three-part series of collaborative programs. The topic will be the restoration of Greek masterpieces at the Louvre.
It will feature Ludovic Laugier, curator in charge of Greek sculpture in the Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities and Anne Liégey, conservator and sculpture restorer. They will present the challenges of restoring ancient works of art, focusing on two of the Louvre’s most iconic masterpieces, the Winged Victory of Samothrace and the Pallas of Velletri. They will also discuss a significant Greek inscription that will be presented in the upcoming exhibition Paris – Athens: Birth of modern Greece 1675 – 1919 opening at the Louvre next fall.
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The Historic Artists’ Studios of Paris
March 23, 2021
American Friends of the Louvre and David V. Griffin of Landmark Branding LLC are pleased to offer an intimate look at the historic artists’ studios of Paris.
From grand salons to attic garrets, we will visit such locations as the marvelous apartment of Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau, with its delightful spiral staircase and the recently reconstructed studio of Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, now located in the Art Nouveau headquarters of the artist’s foundation. From the workaday to the whimsical, join us as we see where some of the world’s greatest artists created their masterworks.
Recent Events
We’ll Always Have Paris: the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the building of the American City
January 26, 2021
Presentation on the Tuileries Garden and the Restoration of the Grande Allée by Emmanuelle Héran, senior curator in charge of the garden’s heritage at the Louvre
November 23, 2020
Lecture by David V. Griffin on the development of museum architecture in the United States
November 18, 2020
French Royal Jewels in the Louvre’s Newly Restored Galerie d’Apollon: A Marvelous Story of Savoir-faire
October 6, 2020
YPC event | Studio Talk: Honor Titus with Penske Projects
October 14, 2020
YPC event | Sisley’s Home Spa experience
September 21, 2020
YPC event | Online Summer Party: Midnight in Paris
August 13, 2020
Raffle to benefit American Friends of the Louvre: Four-night stay at the spectacular Big Hat Ranch in Cody, Wyoming
June 24, 2020
Lecture: The Development of Art Deco in New York City
July 23, 2020
Segerstrom Center for the Arts Dinner and Performance
March 8, 2020
The Secrets of the Winged Victory of Samothrace
March 31, 2020
Spring Art Trip to Phoenix/Scottsdale
February 10–February 14, 2020
Grand Dîner du Louvre: 30 Ans de la Pyramide
November 19, 2019
Hands-On Old Masters Presentation at Sotheby’s
October 8, 2019
Spring Art Trip to the Hudson River Valley
May 28–May 31, 2019
Young Patrons Circle Evening with the Louvre Endowment
February 6, 2019
Cocktail Reception in Chicago with the Ritz Paris
September 26, 2018
De Pourpre et d’Or: Gala du Cercle des Mécènes
December 4, 2018
Luxe et Lens: Young Patrons Circle Trip to Paris
November 19–November 22, 2017
Fall Art Trip for International Council Members to Vienna, Austria
November 4–November 8, 2017
Members Trip to Washington, D.C. in celebration of Vermeer and The Masters of Genre Painting
October 19–October 20, 2017
Palm Beach Gala Dinner to celebrate the Louvre’ museum exhibition Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting
February 26, 2017
Summer Art Trip for International Council and Chairman’s Circle Members to Paris
June 14–June 16, 2017
Young Patron Circle Soiree au Louvre “The Astronomer’s Ball”
April 25, 2017
Young Patrons Circle private tour of “Time and Cosmos in Greco-Roman Antiquity” at the Institute of the Ancient World
February 15, 2017
Recent Press
- Mona Lisa is alone, but still smiling - January 2021 pdf
- NYT interview of Jean-Luc Martinez, President-Director of the Louvre - June 2020 pdf
- Leonardo da Vinci Ticket Reservations pdf
- AFL featured in Valeurs Actuelles - May 2019 pdf
- New York Social Diary features AFL's Spring Gala 2019 pdf
- AFL Dinner in Los Angeles - Spring 2019 pdf
- Vogue Features YPC Gala 2018 pdf
- New York Social Diary features YPC Gala 2018 pdf
- Liaisons au Louvre IV: La Dolce Vita in Vogue - Spring 2017 pdf
- Liaisons au Louvre IV: La Dolce Vita in Paper City - Spring 2017 pdf
- WWD covers Liaisons au Louvre IV: La Dolce Vita - Spring 2017 pdf
- Liaisons au Louvre IV: La Dolce Vita in Point de Vue - Spring 2017 pdf
- Vogue features the YPC Astronomer's Ball - Spring 2017 pdf
- WWD covers the YPC Astronomer's Ball - Spring 2017 pdf
- Art Zealous covers the YPC Astronomer's Ball - Spring 2017 pdf