On January 13 the Yale Club of France took a private tour of the Al Thani Collection exhibition at l’Hôtel de la Marine. Emilie Foyer (YC '13), Assistant Curator of the collection led the tour.
The Al Thani Collection brings together exceptional works of art from antiquity to modern times, representing a wide range of cultures and civilisations. The approximately 120 works in the opening exhibition, called “Treasures of the Al Thani Collection,” span more than 5,000 years, from the simplicity of a gold pendant — identified as one of the earliest known examples of goldsmithing, dating at least to 3,500 B.C. and possibly earlier — to a large and ornate Mughal decorative bird in gold, lacquer, rubies and emeralds.
We had a wonderful time at the event. Special thanks to Emilie Foyer for treating us to an excellent tour of the impressive exhibition.