Museums for Paris, 1793 Today

AHIS3472OC​: Museums for Paris, 1793-Today, 3 credits
Instructor Barthélemy Glama, Senior Advisor to the President-Director of the Louvre Museum

This course explores the evolving role of museums in Paris from the transformative era of the French Revolution to the present day. Through a combination of in-class discussions and weekly site visits, Museums for Paris, 1793–Today traces how museums in the French capital have served as dynamic spaces for nation- and city-building. Each week addresses different museum types – from the revolutionary Louvre to the most recent Bourse de Commerce-Pinault Collection – providing insight into the impulses behind collecting, the narratives constructed around the display of objects, and the emergence of Paris as a political, cultural, and global (or imperial) center.

To enroll in this course, you must apply to the Columbia Summer Art History in Paris program through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).  Global Learning Scholarships available.  Tuition charges apply. 

Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Session Terms. Visit the UGE website for the start and end dates for the Columbia in Summer in Paris program.

Please email uge@columbia.edu with any questions you may have.