In this episode, we visit the exhibition Impressionism: Pathways to Modernity with the exhibition’s curators Sylvie Patry and Stéphane Guégan, respectively Chief Curator, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs and Collections at Musée d’Orsay, and Advisor to the Presidency of the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie.

The exhibition brings together more than 150 masterpieces and features pioneering works by Manet, Monet, Renoir, Morisot, Cézanne... inviting visitors to explore why Impressionism was considered so shocking in the 19th century and how it paved the way for the artistic revolutions that were to come.

The exhibition Impressionism: Pathways to Modernity is on show at Louvre Abu Dhabi from the 12th of October 2022 until the 5th of February 2023. 

On Show is a podcast produced by Louvre Abu Dhabi.

Our warm thanks go to Sylvie Patry and Stéphane Guégan for their participation and the team of France Museum for their support. 

This podcast episode is also available in Arabic and French on the Louvre Abu Dhabi mobile app and our website: louvreabudhabi.ae

Executive production: Amine Kharchach, Marine Botton.
Preparation, scripting and episode host: Marine Botton
Recording: Amine Kharchach, Richard Haggan.
Post-production, music and mix: Making Waves.
Show cover: Maysa Sultan.

Artwork : Pierre-Auguste Renoir, (Limoges, 1841–Cagnes-sur-Mer, 1919), The Cup of Chocolate , 1877–78, Oil on canvas, Louvre Abu Dhabi (LAD 2022.002). © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo Sylvie Van Roey