treasures

The treasures of the Lyon Fabric Museum pampered with “humility”

The treasures of the Lyon Fabric Museum pampered with “humility”

At the back of a weavers’ house in the Loire, a tunic from ancient Egypt, a couture dress from the 2000s and other priceless pieces from the Lyon Fabric Museum are being pampered while waiting for its reopening in 2028. Equipped with a scalpel, Anne-Rose Bringel meticulously scrapes off the glue encrusted for ages on … Read more

In Monaco, the cellars of the Hôtel de Paris reveal their treasures

In Monaco, the cellars of the Hôtel de Paris reveal their treasures

Romanée-Conti, Clos de Vougeot, Petrus, Château d’Yquem… In the vaulted aisles of the cellars of the Hôtel de Paris, dug 150 years ago in the rock of Monaco, lies a treasure of 350,000 bottles waiting sometimes decades before being served. At the bend of the modern and sanitized corridors of the basements of the luxurious … Read more