Pamela gave us insight into the art and we lived our conversations with her! So glad to have experienced the Louvre with her expertise!
Private tour in Paris Pamela B
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Hi there, my name is Pamela, and I am an Italian Art Historian. I'm a professor of art history, with a PhD in history and theories of arts (Paris 8 University), and I have lived in Paris since 2012. Currently, I am a professor of art history at the University of Architecture (ENSAPB) of Paris-Belleville. Since 2013, I've been an affiliated researcher at the University of Paris 8, specialising in modern and contemporary art, the history of art collections, and museum architecture. In the past 14 years, I have been a researcher at the Pompidou Centre and a lecturer in art history at various Parisian Universities, including Paris 8 University, the National Institute of Art History (INHA), and the School of Architecture Paris-Malaquais. As an art historian and museum guide, I have organised visits to the most important Parisian museums, galleries, and foundations (Louvre, Orsay, Pompidou, Louis Vuitton Fondation, Palais de Tokyo, Musée Rodin . . . ), I've participated in many international conferences, and I've published three books and several scientific papers. With my students and my travellers, we have experienced art differently. I pursue an active pedagogy to foster creative vision and to accompany viewers during their encounter with art. Art must be lived, touched, and listened to through a visual and spatial experience. Visiting a museum doesn't just mean seeing a set of artworks; it is rather a matter of understanding its history, its soul, its relationship with space, and with you. So, come visit the most beautiful Parisian museums with me and enjoy art as you never have before! ------------ PhD in Art History - Paris 8 University (2015) Master's in History and Criticism of Art - Milan University (2011) Bachelor's in Theory and Practice of Contemporary Artistic Languages - Academy of Fine Arts in Bergamo - IT (2004-2008) Bachelor's in Theory and Practices of Conservation and Restoration - "Lorenzo Lotto" Private School, Bergamo - IT (2004) ------------ Qualified for Associate Professorship in History of Art, Visual Arts, and Architecture (2016-2019) Awarded “APAHAU for Young Researchers in History of Art” (2016) National Licensed Guide Card by Ministère de la Culture (2014) Member AAH – Association for Art History – London (2014-/) Member RSA - Renaissance Society America (2017-/) ------------ Affiliated Researcher - Lab. AIAC (Arts des Images et Art Contemporain), at the Paris 8 University
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"The Louvre is intended to never be completely finished, but rather to be continuously transformed" (Pierre Fontaine, 1817). During a lecture, French artist Christian Boltansky talk about his early experiences at the Louvre when he was a fine arts student. He said that in order to discover the intricacies of this museum he began "following" visitors and so visiting areas of the museum that he might never have visited otherwise. From that moment on, I started doing the same thing, and voilà . . . I have discovered this magnificent museum far and wide. This visit will be a real journey where we will discover masterpieces and hidden extraordinary spaces of what was once a fortress and a royal residence. Up and down the steps of this magnificent building we will see the royal apartments, discover hybrid gardens inside glazed loggias and we will experience the richness of the various sections (from the oriental one to the collection of medieval objects, passing through the Flemish collections).
Pamela gave us insight into the art and we lived our conversations with her! So glad to have experienced the Louvre with her expertise!
Amazing tour , highly recommend. Pamela I has great depth of knowledge and very passionate about the subject.
Great tour from a very knowledgeable guide. Cafeteria Lunch was not the best we had in Paris.
Pamala was excellent. We had a long but interesting day and could not have navagated the busy Louvre without her help. We had Pamala for three tours on our trip to Paris and we enjoyed all of them. She invites you in to see the history through her eyes which makes it all the more wonderful.
We spent 6 hours in the Louvre with Pamela and it felt like it was an hour. She did an amazing job focusing on our 3 kids (aged 8, 10 & 12) and not one time did they complain about being in a museum for that long. Pamela was able to communicate in a way that helped both kids and adults appreciate all of the pieces we saw and left us asking for more. I never would have thought that the kids would have said The Louvre would have been a highlight of the trip for them,but all of them said Pamela was the best.
My wife and I knew that if we just went into the Louvre, we would be overwhelmed and would probably move aimlessly about the museum. We requested that Dr Bianchi narrow our focus to those pieces of art which she felt to be most significant for us to see, and that she explains to us what made those pieces of art be significant for us to see. Our tour was exactly what we hoped it to be. Dr Bianchi was an informative, pleasant and personable guide, that we would recommend without hesitation.
*Medieval Louvre *Greek & Roman antiquities (Venus de Milo, Victory of Samothrace) *Apollo Gallery *Italian art (I am an Italian art historian…so, do I really have to tell you why it's worth it?) *French art (Gericault, Delacroix…) *Italian Sculptors (Canova's Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, Michelangelo…) *Flemish collection *Royal apartments and much more. . . This is a suggested itinerary, let me know what you would like to see and do and I will customize the tour accordingly!
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Paris, Île-de-France, 75001, France
I will meet you in front of the Louvre pyramid, under the equestrian sculpture of Louis the 14th. You can easily reach the place by Métro (station "Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre", line 1 and 7). I am not a driver but I can arrange transportation with a driver if needed. Please message me for details and a quote.
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