The Extraordinary Collection of Baron de Salis
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Luxembourg
This exhibition by the Libraries and Media Libraries of Metz reveals to the public the extraordinary wealth of the collection gathered by Baron Louis-Numa de Salis, bequeathed to the city of Metz in 1892. It includes medieval charters and manuscripts, engravings by the greatest Lorraine artists (Callot, Leclerc), as well as beautiful incunabula, illustrated books, and archive documents.
The exhibition focuses, after a brief reminder of the legacy context, on describing the practices of the collector and highlighting the research of the learned Messin. It concludes with the most beautiful treasures of the collection, including the illuminations of the Mortifiement de vaine plaisance by Jean Colombe. With exceptional loans from the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Municipal Archives of Metz, and the Académie nationale de Metz.
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All public, free entry.
During the opening hours of the Porte des Allemands:
Tuesday to Sunday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. until April 30; from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. from May 1
Where does it take place?
La Porte des Allemands
Porte des Allemands
Boulevard André Maginot
Metz
France
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