The exhibition of the Musée d'Orsay, Impressionnisme, Paris et la modernité, currently presented at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil in Rio de Janeiro, received the prize for the best international exhibition awarded by the Association of Art Critics of São Paulo (APCA).
In São Paulo, the exhibition attracted more than 320,000 visitors. In Rio de Janeiro, 325,000 people visited.
I offer my warmest congratulations to all the teams at the Musée d'Orsay who, with this magnificent success, have contributed to the spread of our culture and know-how around the world.