The exhibition “PRÉSIDENTS PRESIDENTS,” exclusively held at the Musée Masséna from March 3 to March 19, 2012, features 23 (revisited) official portraits of the Presidents of the French Republic and will be inaugurated this Friday at Villa Masséna.
“Nice and the Côte d’Azur have always been an official destination for Kings, Princes, and Presidents of the Republic. This visual encounter with all our Presidents will benefit from the prestigious setting of the Musée Masséna,” said Christian Estrosi, who secured the national exclusivity of this educational, diverse, and republican event.
Visitors will thus be able to put a face to these Presidents, who symbolize the republican and national unity of France. This presidential gathering shares the journey of French Democracy, respectfully honoring our former and current President while reinforcing today’s function and solidifying tomorrow’s Republic.
The creation and execution of this exhibition are credited to Alain Trampoglieri, General Secretary of the national competition of the Marianne d’Or, Administrator of Radio France, who was once a journalist at the Elysée and made his name on the famous steps. Over the years, he has collected portraits of our former Heads of State from town halls. To make this tribute to the Republic attractive, Alain Trampoglieri enlisted young creators and designers and new technologies to revisit these portraits, which until the end of the Fourth Republic were taken and printed in black and white.
