Making stones speak

The Musée de Cluny is hosting an exhibition on medieval carved decorations from the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Not since the early 1980s have cathedral sculptures in storage at the museum been the subject of such in-depth research. The exhibition “Making Stones Speak. Notre Dame’s Medieval Sculptures” vows to deepen our knowledge on these collections by revealing the findings of a major research and restoration programme, underway since 2022.

The exhibition "Making Stones Speak: Medieval Sculptures of Notre-Dame" is organized by the Musée de Cluny in exceptional partnership with the INRAP (French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research).

It bears the label "Notre-Dame de Paris: Towards Reopening," coordinated by the public establishment Rebâtir Notre-Dame, project manager for the restoration work.

Curatorship: Damien Berné, Chief Curator at the Musée de Cluny, Head of Sculptures

The Musée de Cluny extends its heartfelt thanks to the numerous donors for their generosity in supporting this exhibition, in particular:
Famille Christian Giacomotto - CEGER, Famille C. Herrault, Cécile et Michel Picaud, Ariane et Lionel Sauvage, Barbara Drake Boehm et Michael J. Porcelli, Bart Friedman et Wendy Stein, Russell Kelley, as well as The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts and the Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris for their valuable contribution.