Dijon-The Mourners of the Tomb
 

They will be coming to several museums in the USA.
unfortunately, Boston is not on the list


http://us.franceguide.com/.html?node...EditoID=213196

Fortunately, San Francisco is :-p

December 11, 2011-March 4, 2012 Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco

Only not sure which museum, there is no "Fine Arts Museum" in San Francisco, 2 of them in different parts of the city - DeYoung and Legion of Honor.

Start packing :))

They left Dijon at the end of February for a big tour in the US and I would have loved to go with them! There was a thread about it last May http://www.fodors.com/community/unit...ng-exhibit.cfm
:-)
PS thanks again mimi for forwarding me the newsletter about Dijon, I do hope everyone will want to discover my city!

I went twice in May to see them at the Metropolitan Museum. They were really spectacular

http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_ar...170020497&vT=1

And this link that allows you to rotate each statue to see all sides
http://www.themourners.org/

Thanks for the post, cigale, and also to coco and Margaret for the links.

We visited Dijon for 2 nights last summer, and the tombs with the mourners were certainly the highlight! We must have stayed over an hour in that one room alone.

And this fall we have another stay in Dijon, so it's sad to know they are gone. From the links, tho, it seems that only the mourners from the tomb of John the Fearless are on tour. The remaining parts of the exhibit have been moved to a different room, now in cases for protection during the rehab.

The good news is they're coming to Dallas, only a few hours' drive away. We'll be sure to visit them when they come to Texas!

I have friends in San Francisco that will enjoy this exhibition as much as I will. So San Francisco here I come! Thanks for the post, cigale, as otherwise I'd probably have missed it.

If you are in the San Francisco area, some fun events to check out starting tomorrow with the exhibit:

http://www.sfstation.com/dijon-top-c...arket-e1337002

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=245528952142237

http://dijon-must-art.com/

The exhibit will be at the Palace of the Legion of Honor:
August 20th through December 31st.

Here are some of them:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mksfca/...57622755059630

Thanks for topping this thread! I was about to post this article from La Gazette de Dijon, if you want to practise your French... (or translate it!) http://www.gazetteinfo.fr/2011/08/19.../#comment-8715

I cannot edit my post but better click on this link
http://www.gazetteinfo.fr/2011/08/19...-pleurants-la/