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The Friends: a circle of art enthusiasts

The primary patrons of the Orsay and Orangerie Museums, our members are brought together by their shared passion for the arts of the second half of the 19th century and the first third of the 20th century.

Galerie Cachin © Sophie Crépy /musée d’Orsay

Through their registration and generosity, members support the expansion of the Orsay and Orangerie Museums’ collections. They participate in its operation during the general assemblies, where they elect the administrators.

The Administrators:

Members of the Executive Committee

  • Comtesse de Ribes: Honorary President
  • Monsieur Jean Louis Milin: President
  • Maître Bertrand Chardon: Vice President
  • Monsieur Laurent Dassault: Vice President
  • Monsieur Marc Weisbein: General Secretary
  • Monsieur Marc Chauveau: Treasurer
  • Madame Caroline Abécassis: Head of Development
Antoine ZOEGGER, Projet décor de la bibliothèque du Palais Nathaniel de Rothschild, vers 1875, don de Madame Geneviève Barrez par l'intermédiaire de la SAMO ©photo musée d’Orsay / rmn

Members of the Board of Directors

  • Madame Caroline ABECASSIS: Member of the Board 
  • Monsieur Jean-Gabriel de BUEIL
  • Bâtonnier Jean CASTELAIN
  • Maître Bertrand CHARDON: Member of the Board – Vice President
  • Madame Marina CHARRIN
  • Monsieur Marc CHAUVEAU: Member of the Board – Treasurer
  • Monsieur Laurent DASSAULT: Member of the Board – Vice President
  • Madame Jacqueline FRANJOU
  • Monsieur Xavier de FROMENT
  • Monsieur Alan HOWARD
  • Monsieur Adrien LEVY
  • Monsieur Daniel MARCHESSEAU
  • Madame Marie-Jeanne MEYER
  • Monsieur Jean Louis MILIN: Member of the Board – President
  • Monsieur Olivier MILLE
  • Monsieur Alexandre MOURADIAN
  • Monsieur Louis NEGRE 
  • Monsieur Louis-Antoine PRAT
  • Monsieur Jean SOLANET
  • Comtesse Jacqueline de RIBES: Member of the Board – Honorary President
  • Maître François de RICQLÈS
  • Monsieur Marc WEISBEIN: Member of the Board – General Secretary 

The Team

Always ready to lend an ear, the association’s delegates, regularly supported by interns, carry out the association’s daily endeavors by participating in its development, organizing programmed visits and tending to its communications.

Marie-Alix CAQUELARD
General Delegate

Lan-Hsin ARNAUD
Deputy General Delegate 

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