We were delighted to welcome Her Excellency Madame Hélène Duchêne, French Ambassador to the United Kingdom, on a visit to the ARTIST ROOMS Louise Bourgeois exhibition at Aberdeen Art Gallery in March 2024. She is pictured here with Helen Fothergill, Service Manager, and Deirdre Grant, Team Leader – Public Programmes, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums.
To celebrate Paris as the host of the 33rd Olympic Games in summer 2024 we are highlighting objects in Aberdeen’s museums and gallery collections with connections to the special friendship, or auld alliance between Scotland and France.
Where better to start than with Conor Gault’s 2016 film, Le Fabuleux Destin, a cinematic day in the life of a French girl living in Aberdeen. Narrated in French, it explores images and symbols associated with popular forms of Scottish culture through Alexandra Tautin’s eyes.
Copyright© Conor Gault (2016)
This webpage is directly linked to the Institut Français - Ecosse website, encouraging cross cultural exchange and promoting the best of French culture.
2024 also marks 150 years since the first impressionist exhibition in Paris. At Aberdeen Art Gallery you can discover the far-reaching influence of French and Scottish art of the late 19th century through exquisite pairings of works by French and Scottish artists exploring the same ideas.
Gallery 10 - French Impressions – Exhibitions – eMuseum (aberdeencity.gov.uk)
