In Focus Notre Dame de Paris
In partnership with France Museums, the IMCC community is invited to
an exclusive "In Focus" event at Notre Dame de Paris.
This is a rare, behind-the-scenes opportunity to
learn directly from the renovation experts leading this historic project.
Be sure to reserve your spot as space is limited to the first 75 registrations.
AGENDA
Thursday
26 February 2026
18:00 - 19:00 Welcome Reception & Check-In at The Monocle Café, Paris
Friday
27 February 2026
9:30 - 9:55 Arrivals and Check-In at the Institut de Monde Arabe
9:55 - 10:00 Welcome from France Museums
10:00 - 10:30 Overview of the Notre Dame Restoration and Renovation
Speakers:
Anne Mény-Horn, Administratrice Générale du Château de Fontainebleau, Former General Secretary of Etablissement public Rebâtir Notre-Dame de Paris
Philippe Casset, Secrétaire Général, Etablissement public Rebâtir Notre-Dame de Paris
10:30 - 11:00 Architect behind Notre Dame's Restoration Project Sketches
Speaker: Axelle Ponsonnet, Project Manager for Notre-Dame de Paris
11:00 - 11:30 Networking Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:00 Christophe Besnier, Archaeologist, Project manager for National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research
12:00 - 12:30 Carpenter Gothic
Speaker: Hank Silver, Ironwood Timberworks
12:30 - 13:00 Yves Ubelmann, CEO of Iconem
13:00 - 14:00 Networking Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Self-Exploration of the Notre Dame Chapel and Treasury
15:30 - 17:00 Cathedral Tower Behind the Scenes Tours
Agenda Subject To Change
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