Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 908 Consultants
On the second day after receiving the invitation, Liang En, Joan of Arc, and Elizabeth headed to Paris, and as soon as they dropped off their luggage at the hotel, they took a car directly to the Grand Palais located on the Champs Elysees in the center of Paris.

Although this building is called the Grand Palace, it has basically nothing to do with a series of French royal families in history, but was built to host the 1900 World Expo.

After the World Expo, a series of buildings built at that time were demolished, leaving only two buildings, the Grand Palais and the Eiffel Tower, as symbols of France and the city of Paris.

Now the Grand Palais is a public exhibition hall. The three areas in the palace are the Science Museum, Exhibition Hall and Event Hall.Exhibitions of various themes are often held here to attract many tourists to visit.

Theoretically, the exhibition did not start until three days later, and the reason why they came so early is also very simple: because on the night after Benjamin left, he received a call from Dr. Louis, the curator of the Egyptian Pavilion of the Louvre Museum that he had cooperated with before. .

On the phone, the doctor told Liang En that he had now been selected as a member of the panel of experts participating in the exhibition, so it was best to come over tomorrow to help identify these antiques.

Liang En was a little strange about this invitation at first, because he knew that the Paris Antique Biennale was the first antique exhibition controlled by experts in history.

So traditionally two days before the opening of the exhibition, 350 experts invited from all over the world will inspect the exhibits one by one and conduct a comprehensive inspection of these exhibits.

During the inspection, if the provenance of any exhibit is a little questionable, or the level is slightly inconsistent with the Paris Antique Biennale, this exhibit will not be accepted by the antique fair.

Such strict measures are sufficient to control and guarantee the quality of the exhibition and its reputation over half a century. Under normal circumstances, the invitations to those experts will be sent to those experts half a month to ten days in advance.

Liang En had also received invitations before, but the invitations he received belonged to the reserve force, that is to say, in addition to the normal 350 experts, they would also invite 10 to 15 additional experts as reserve personnel.

This is a completely understandable thing. After all, the experts in this area are often not young, and some people may suddenly have troubles, so it is completely reasonable to prepare some reserve personnel.

Liang En is one of the reserve personnel this time. The reason for this is that although everyone agrees that he is good enough, he is too young. In addition, Liang En himself does not want to be busy at this time, so he became a reserve member. personnel.

But now the situation has changed, because the older scholars are temporarily unable to come.So in desperation, they chose to call Liang En, the youngest person, hoping that he could come to the rescue.

For Liang En, this is a happy thing, because appearing in this situation can bring him a lot of prestige, and at the same time, it is more happy to get started with those cultural relics in advance.

"It's really beautiful." Joan of Arc whispered when she walked through the two carved iron gates and stepped into the Grand Palace. It was obvious that she had been attracted by the unique design of the venue.

This is the first feature of the Biennale to feel.Each venue design of the Biennale will be unique, and different masters will be invited to create it.

For example, the exhibition hall of this biennale was built as a dream garden constructed of rare treasures. Various flowers, trees and some gilded sculptures formed an indoor scene like the garden of Versailles.

The entire exhibition area is divided into multiple courtyards, with a huge, 4100 square meter booth.This layout rediscovers the atmosphere of the first Biennale of Antiques: a winter garden.

As if on both sides of a walkway to the sky, green spaces and rich gardens create a balanced architectural aesthetic.

Among the 4 leisure food themed courtyards (chocolate, coffee, tea and fruit), there are various booths. The uniquely designed booths lead people to discover the rich meaning of antiques, an everlasting art of life.

The entrance of each exhibition room is consistent and constructed by a 7-meter-high arch.All booths are designed like a real apartment.

At the same time, the entrances of all the exhibition rooms are facing the water features of pools and fountains, surrounded by many plants, and the design of the windows of the exhibition rooms continues to attract the audience's eyes to the thousands of exhibits.

The organizer held a Napoleon-themed exhibition at the core of the exhibition area, exhibiting part of the collections of the famous French collector Pierre-Jean Charançon, allowing the audience to glimpse Napoleon’s legendary experience through paintings, sculptures, weapons and other collections.

After entering the exhibition area, many people took the initiative to say hello to Liang En, although he seldom attended activities like speeches or public classes, and his writing was somewhat in-depth and concise.

But because every research he has done in the past few years can be said to be of great significance to archeology and history, these professionals present naturally know him.

After everyone gets together, they will naturally exchange some information. Although Liang En didn't show up much before, he has also dealt with many people through Internet calls, so it is natural to chat together.

While chatting, Liang En inquired about himself: an academician of the French Academy in France proposed to grant him the title of foreign academician of the French Academy of Letters, but because he is a bit too young, he is still waiting to see.

However, according to several experts present at the meeting, it is only a matter of time before Liang En is awarded this title when most of the academicians recognize Liang En's academic level and achievements.

The French Academy of Letters referred to here refers to the French Academy of Inscriptions and American Literature (Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres), one of the five academic academies (cinq Académies) under the French Academy (Institut de France).

Historically, the initial task of the Academy of Arts was to make inscriptions and quotes on buildings and medals for King Louis XIV. For this purpose, it had to study the French royal family and ancient buildings, ancient and contemporary medals and other historical treasures.

In this case, the college began to pay attention to archaeology and history in a broad sense.Under the impetus of Jehomo Filippo, Royal Secretary of State, the Academy of Letters became a real state institution by decree of July 1701, 7.

From the publication of its first historical research paper in 1717 to its disbandment in 1793 during the French Revolution, the academy published a total of 317 historical papers, restoring history through archaeology.

In 1816, according to the decree of March 3 of that year, France resumed the "Academy of Inscriptions and American Letters" until today.

The main role of the Faculty of Liberal Arts today is to encourage and promote historical, archaeological and documentary research.A more specific definition is: To engage in the study of monuments, documents, languages ​​and cultures of ancient, medieval and classical civilizations, as well as civilizations outside Europe.

Although the Faculty of Liberal Arts is less famous than the French Academy, Liang En's major is obviously more suitable for this major, and according to the past tradition, just re-deciphering the ancient Egyptian text is enough for him to join it, let alone the subsequent research. up.

This news made Liang En feel a lot better. Soon, he ended everyone's chat, let Elizabeth and Joan go to the nearby tea room to rest, and he went to a booth under the guidance of the staff, and then Started his own work.

(End of this chapter)