New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-14
A SCHOOL OF MlISE0LOGY.
Where Museum CudtOrs .4re
Trained at the Louvre, Paris.
Paris. December ..

Metropolitan Museum was in constant CORE
spondence with his French colleagues NJ
Kaempfen, for thirty years the Director of the
National Museums of France; NJ. Solomon Rel
| mach curator of the Saint German Museum;
NJ. Guillaume, the retiring Director of the French
Academy at Rome; NJ. Edmond Harancourt
curator of the Cluny Museum; NJ. Andre Michel
curator OF sculpture of the Louvre Museum;
NJ. Georges Dafenestre, curator of pictures and
drawings Of the Louvre Museum, and with NJ
Benedte curator of the Luxembourg Museum.
These learned men, who have accomplished so
much by their united and untiring efforts to
duce to scientific principles the art of admins
tration Of national museums, which In France
has now become regular professional calling.
eVince great interest In the choice of General III
Cesnola's successor Nj. Theophile Homolle last
spring was appointed by President Loubet
cessor to the veteran NJ. KaemDfen, and
occupies the post of curator OF the Louvre Mu-
seum-an office that carries with it the 'Su-
preme Dictatorship of all the national museums
of France He is also the head of the School of
the Louvre. which is a sort of normal college for
the training Of museum curatOrs.
The Ecole du Louvre founded in 1882 with
the special object of forming a body OF highly
instructed Swans inculcated with that varied
and broad knowledge of all the arts indispen-
sable for any one intrusted with the control of
the departments Of a great museum like the
Louvre the Metropolitan Museum of New
York The mission of the Ecole du Louvre is to
form pupils capable of becoming employees either
in the museums of Paris or in the departments,
or to be attached to scientific commissions in
France or abroad. or TO take part in archaO-
logical excavations. The three years course Is
public and gratuitous 1t is open to all foreigners
provided with certificates from their respective
embassies or consulates attesting that the cand-
dates bona hde students who have received
adequate instruction at some established seat
of learning in their country. The academic
year begins in the first week of December and
continues until June -. instruction IS given
by some of the most eminent savans in France.
The school forms an integral part OF the Uni
versty OF Paris. The main idea is 10 draw
from the great collections of art and OF archae-
ology centred in Paris the lessons they contain.
At the end of each academic year the stu
dent is subjected to a rigid examination.
Those who pass satisfactorily the final exami-
nation at the END OF the third year present
thesis on one Of the subjects taught In the
school. If this Is accepted by the professor Of
the subject selected the student is called upon
to support the propositions set forth in the
thesis before jury of Swans who often cross
question the student and oblige him to maintain
and fortfy his thesis orally. In this novel trial
scum. acts as Judge The successful graduates
obtain diploma and degree which gives them
the title "Eleve diplome de TEcole du Louvre"
The school of the Louvre, which this week be-
gins its courses Of instruction for 1905, numbers
sixty-nine pupils, who with the exception of
four Germans two Englishmen. one Russian and
one japanese, are all French. Instruction is
given in the lecture rooms of the Louvre and
each professor selects the hall in the Louvre
Museum, or, indeed, in any Of the national nlu-
seums Of Paris, containing the collection best
adapted to illustrate his particular lecture. The
schedule Of the instruction for this. the twenty
third. year of the schools existence will best
convey general notion of what Is taught.
NJ. Solomon Reinach, Member of the Institute
curator of the Saint-Germain Museum, is in
trusted with the course Of national archaeology
Special Importance is attached to the explana-
ton of the latest discoveries and excavations
and their bearing on the various collections al
ready known. Questions OF prehistoric Celtic
and Mediterranean archaeology are also treated
by Professor Relnach, whose lectures are given
every Friday morning in the Louvre Museum
Oriental archaeology and antique ceramic art
are taught every Thursday at the Louvre Mu-
scum by Professor Heuzey, Member of the In
stitute and curator of Oriental antiquities and
ceramics. This course is supplemented by
lectures by Professor POTTER, Member of the
Institute. the recent discoveries in Crete
Mos and Santortn
Egyptian archaeology is In the hands Of Pro-
fessor Pierret, curator Of Egyptian antiquities
who explains to his class the Egyptian monu-
ments and relics In his department of the Louvre
Museum every Tuesday at 1890 a. m.
The Denote, Coptic and Hieratic languages
of ancient Egypt taught Mondays and
Tuesdays by Professor Revillout, assistant Gu
rator of Egyptian antiquities NJ. Revillout
deals with the apocryphal writings of the New
Testament. and he has also undertaken an origi-
nal Of lectures explaining the highly
civilized laws of Pharaonic Egypt and the politi-
cal economy established the Nile two
thousand years before the Christian era. These
lectures are to be delivered in the Egyptian
department OF the Louvre Museum on the first
and third Wednesdays OF each month
The intricate subject OF Oriental Inscriptions
with special reference TO the newly discovered
Phpnician. Assyrian and Aramean epigraphs
is intrusted TO Professor Ledrain whose lectures
enhanced by object lessons. will take place
Thursdays and Saturdays
One Of the most interesting courses Of the
Louvre school is that Of Professor Georges La
fenestre, curator of pictures and drawings on
the history Of painting. Professor Lafenestre
deals with his subject in clear concise emphatic
language and his store of philosophy on art
matters is deemed second only to the marvellous
lore of the lamented Hippolyte Taine. NJ. La
fenestre is assisted by Professor de Chenne-
vieres who. IN Independent course Of lectures
also treats Of French painting in the eighteenth
century. and the first lecture Of this course will
describe the ways and methods of the women
painters who were members of the old French
Royal Academy Of Painting. Needless TO saw
scores of women painters are booked for this
course.