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This event is in the past.It took place on April 9, 2026 at Musée de Cluny.

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Queer, cute, kitsch : les licornes de la culture populaire contemporaine

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Professor Anne Besson unpacks why unicorns have taken over 21st-century pop culture, from queer symbolism to generational contradictions. The talk unfolds inside the Musée de Cluny, home to the famous medieval unicorn tapestries: a perfect setting for this playful collision of past and present fantasy.

LGBTQ+ themes
Medieval-meets-modern
Art history lecture
Unicorn symbolism

Tips

🦄"the enveloping unicorn tapestry room" is the museum's highlight
📚read "A Distant Mirror" by Barbara Tuchman before visiting

Musée de Cluny

28 Rue du Sommerard, 75005 Paris, France

16 €

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