Artists in France traditionally followed a system where-by only officially sanctioned work was exhibited at the Salon. Young artists who chose to experiment, who rejected accepted styles, found themselves largely excluded. By the mid-nineteenth century however, painters became increasingly vocal about their rejection, opting instead to exhibit outside this system.
Join art historian Anita Grants as she discusses the artist-driven changes which culminated in the
founding of the Société des artistes Indépendants.
On the online ticket office, you will have the option of reserving more than one seat (for yourself and other members of your family). Seats located on the two sides of the hall are reserved exclusively for members of a same family cell, while seats in the middle section, spaced with three empty seats between them, are reserved for solo audience members.
