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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.
Albania: an industrial step towards the EUOn 13 October, the EU and Albania provisionally closed the industrial chapter. This progress leaves follow-up and the remaining accession steps outstanding.
At Gotha, a ewer returns to its collectionThe return of a jade piece reveals the role of a catalogue, followed by funding, in a heritage acquisition.
Gabriel Lippmann: light captured in memoryBorn in Hollerich, the physicist fixed colours in photographic plates. Their study still brings together optical research and museum work.
What fermentation changes on the plateBread, cheese or fava beans: research into fermentation connects practices, micro-organisms and the properties of food. The findings should be distinguished from the promises.
When a film becomes a novelKBR is making the collection of novelisations assembled by Jan Baetens available for consultation. In Brussels, these film adaptations are also becoming more visible in the catalogue.
Hérault: reading the landscapes of the geoparkAwarded UNESCO status in 2026, the Terres d’Hérault bring together several geological histories. At Salagou and Mourèze, distinguishing between them changes how the landscape is read.
Arlon: what the posters tell usAt the Musée Gaspar, more than forty posters shed light on the messages addressed to the town. The exhibition can also be read through its printers, its intended audiences and the traces it leaves behind.
Archives: searching in the right placeIn Meurthe-et-Moselle, family records are spread across several portals. The commune, period and history of the collections all help guide the search.
What France keeps from its publicationsThe BnF’s 2025 figures bring together books, sound recordings and billions of web addresses. Legal deposit also shows how preservation is adapting to digital publications.
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.