Fraternité talk: Restoration and salvage

Join Alexandra Gajewski, Reviews Editor at the Burlington Magazine, to discover the impact of the fire at Notre-Dame on the medieval art and architecture, and the plans to restore it.

Notre-Dame's restoration in Paris got off to a slow start after the cathedral's roof was destroyed in 2019. Despite delays due to lead pollution, the 2020-21 lockdown, and safety measures, President Macron's promise of reopening this year seems on track.

Join Dr Alexandra Gajewski, as she looks back on the last five years since she was given exclusive access to plans for the restoration of Notre Dame and wrote about them then in The Burlington Magazine. Her talk will look back on the last four years of restoration, thinking about what has been achieved (and what has not) and concluding with an outlook on the future of this famous building.

Dr. Gajewski will later be joined by Vanessa Simeoni, Head Conservator, to speak about the affect the fire at Notre Dame had on salvage planning at Westminster Abbey.