Thierry Morel Explained

Thierry Morel is a French art historian and curator. He is the director and curator-at-large of the Hermitage Museum Foundation.

Morel was educated at the University of Paris and the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, earned a degree in Law and History of Art.^[1] He did post-doctoral research at the University of Cambridge.

He curated Houghton Revisited, which won Apollo magazine's 'Exhibition of the Year' award in 2013.^[2]

Morel has written and produced plays and films, including a ten-part television documentary series on art collectors, Private View.^[3] He has written for magazines including Apollo.^[4]

Publications

• Houghton Revisited: The Walpole Masterpieces from Catherine the Great's Hermitage, 2013
• Francis Bacon and the Masters: Fontanka, 2015
• The Splendor of St. Petersburg: Art & Life in Late Imperial Palaces of Russia, 2019

Notes and References

1. Web site: Morel, Thierry . Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica . 29 November 2022.
2. Web site: Thierry Morel . Apollo . 29 November 2022.
3. Web site: Thierry Morel . Leading Culture Destinations . 29 November 2022.
4. News: Morel . Thierry . 12 Days . 29 November 2022 . Apollo . 6 January 2014.