Christine Macel (born 1969) is a French curator. She was the director of the 2017

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while holding the position of chief curator at the

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from 2000–2022. In 2022 she is nominated Director of the Musée des arts décoratifs and Musée Nissim de Camondo. She is now a scientific and artistic advisor for the

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Early life

Christine Macel was born in Paris in 1969.

Career

Macel is a contributor to several magazines such as ''

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, Art Press, Parkett'' and ''Cahiers du Musée national d'art moderne''. Macel was the chief curator at the

from 2000–2022, where she started the museum's contemporary art department. She curated shows of

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and others. At the

, Macel curated the French pavilion in 2013 (

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), and the Belgian pavilion in 2007 (

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). In 2022, Macel was appointed director of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.

Early life

Career

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