Béatrix Saule
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Béatrix Saule (born 10 November 1950), née Houdart de La Motte, is a French
Early life
Béatrix Saule was born on 10 November 1950 in Charenton-le-Pont, near Paris.[1]
Education
Saule was admitted to the French Academy in Rome in 1975, where she was a resident until 1976.[2]
Career at Versailles
Saule began her career at the Palace of Versailles in 1976,[3] and by 1988 was its chief curator.[4] When the Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles was established in 1995,[3] Saule was made the director of its outreach program.[4]
Director-General of the Public Establishment
Saule was appointed the director of the Palace of Versailles Research Centre in 2008. She was a vocal opponent of the display of contemporary art within the palace of Versailles, but supported its display in the gardens.[3]
On 4 December 2010,
As her final act as director-general,[3] Saule helped organize an exhibition of 130 items from Versailles and select Australian collections at the National Gallery of Australia in late 2016 and early 2017.[6] She was succeeded by curator Laurent Salomé.[3]
Post-Versailles
Saule was a curator of an exhibit of over 150 items from
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "SAULE Béatrix" (in French). Académie des sciences morales, des lettres et des arts de Versailles et d'Île-de-France. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Béatrix Houdart Saule" (in French). French Academy in Rome. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Mauron, Laurent (8 January 2017). "Béatrix Saule, 40 ans au service du château de Versailles". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Béatrix SAULE" (PDF) (in French). Palace of Versailles Research Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Arrêté du 22 novembre 2010 portant nomination de la directrice du musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon". Journal officiel de la République française (281). 4 December 2010.
- ^ Daley, Paul (8 December 2016). "Palace of Versailles comes to Canberra in big-ticket blockbuster that doesn't disappoint". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Baverel, Philippe (21 January 2020). "Les trésors de Notre-Dame seront exposés à partir de cet été à l'Hôtel-Dieu". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 16 August 2021.