In addition to the Mucem, Mr. Ricciotti is known for having designed the Jean Bouin stadium in Paris and the Islamic arts department of the Louvre in Paris.
This museum project, financed by this department, in the former royal barracks in the Parc de Saint-Cloud, was initiated following the donation of the former boss of the Louvre, Pierre Rosenberg, a great collector of works of art, in much of the 17th century.
The project provides for the identical restoration of the two main buildings of the royal barracks and the construction of a new building, with an exhibition space.
The museum "will approach the society of the 17th century through all the arts and all the media in all its aspects, including those which annoy", specified the academic Alexandre Gady, director of the mission of prefiguration of the museum, citing in particular the Black Code which authorized France to use slaves in its colonies.
The former Sully barracks which is to become the Grand Siècle museum in Saint-Cloud, west of Paris, on February 28, 2020 Philippe LOPEZ AFP / Archives
The museum will present drawings, paintings, sculptures, furniture, engravings, medals and works of art a complete panorama of the French civilization of the XVIIth century, understood as a long period, going from Henri IV to the Regency (1589-1723) .
Construction is due to begin in the spring of 2023, with the museum opening to the public scheduled for 2026.
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