Getty Museum and French Consulate LA Sign Pact | EUROtoday

The Getty Museum and the French Consulate of Los Angeles have entered a cooperative settlement to advertise exhibitions and programming associated to French tradition.

This cultural trade fosters the understanding of artwork, and mutual understanding throughout societies. The settlement was executed on April 2n/a by French Consul General in Los Angeles, Julie Duhaut-Bedos, and Getty President and CEO Katherine E. Fleming throughout a ceremony on the French Residence in Beverly Hills. Laurent Bili, ambassador of France to the United States notes that, “This agreement with the Getty acknowledges the important role that museums play in our French American conversation. Here in Los Angeles, it gives us a framework and a vision for our cooperation.”

As nicely as outlining the collaborative promotion of Getty actions associated to French tradition, the settlement encourages alternatives for higher cultural trade and cooperation with Villa Albertine, a residency program for French world creators, thinkers, and cultural professionals, in addition to different Consulate packages. The settlement additionally contains the joint promotion of Camille Claudel, the primary main survey of exhibitions of the work of painter Gustave Caillebotte (in collaboration with the Musée d'Orsay and the Art Institute of Chicago) and photographer Hippolyte Bayard, in addition to Getty serving as host for “French Museum Next Gen,” Villa Albertine’s subsequent technology curatorial cohort in Spring 2024.

“Getty has a long and meaningful relationship with the French Consulate in Los Angeles and has worked with esteemed institutions to bring France's art and culture to local audiences,” states Katherine Fleming. “This agreement is a continuation of the commitment and a foundation for further collaboration as Getty expands its global reach and impact.”