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BUFO in Alsace: why the green toad also frequents developed sitesQuarry ponds, retention basins and terrestrial areas: this amphibian’s needs are not limited to landscapes that appear natural.
Photo Ark: why the 18,000-species milestone is more than a collection of imagesJoel Sartore’s project reached this milestone in August 2026 with a red handfish. His approach gives a place to smaller species that are often less visible.
Bayeux Tapestry: reading a conquest in the threads of an embroideryThe medieval work is on display in London until 11 July 2027. Its technique and the uncertainties surrounding its making invite us to look differently at this account of the conquest of England.
Pipistrelle: insects to hunt and roosts to protectThe common pipistrelle also lives in the façades of buildings in Luxembourg. Its role as an insect hunter deserves more than a single figure: habitats, diet and precautions around roosts.
Heritage: preserving a changing cityAfter the sectoral meetings on 16 October, three practical questions: understanding what lies underground, transforming buildings and documenting the objects to be protected.
Renoir: two paintings recovered, examined before their return to the museumTwo Renoir paintings stolen from Cagnes-sur-Mer in September 2026 have been recovered and entrusted to the CICRP. Their history, MNR status and scientific examinations explained.
Cosmetics: reading the open-jar symbolThe ‘12M’ marking starts from the date the product is opened. Keep track of it alongside the instructions for use to avoid confusing the time limits.
The memory of paint fragmentsAt the National Gallery, projects link samples, images and earlier analyses. A way to make better use of paintings’ material archives.
At the CNCS, costumes’ second life also unfolds flatIn Moulins, the CNCS’s twentieth-anniversary exhibition opens up the behind-the-scenes world of its collections. Why does a garment made for movement become an object that must be protected from its own weight?
Leave room for the hedgehog in your gardenFallen leaves, gaps between gardens and careful maintenance: getting ready for autumn can also mean preserving hiding places for small wildlife.
Art market: what the 2025 recovery does not tell usThe Art Basel and UBS 2026 report estimates global sales at $59.6 billion, up 4%. This overall increase describes neither every gallery nor the future price of a work.
LOOK!: the second life of a garment in a museumOpened in Paris on 30 September, LOOK! celebrates forty years of fashion at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. Its focus goes beyond the catwalk: what happens to a piece when it enters a collection?