The Picardy Museum in Amiens is a prototype. It was the first museum in France to be built as such. But its construction was no mean feat.
The Museum was initially intended to be a "Little Louvre", a palace. It was only little by little, during the construction work that lasted a record 40 years, and after major questionings that the Museum triumphed over the Monument, and the architectural building adapted to its real function. A succession of seven architects brought the project to fruition, making it an anonymous work of art.
Never aired. Directly published to DVD (Architectures vol.11).
Derrière la façade d'un palais, l'invention du programme du musée dans l'architecture du XIXe siècle (un chantier de 40 ans, 7 architectes...).
Cet épisode n'a jamais été diffusé sur Arte. Il a directement été publié sur DVD (Architectures vol.11).