Pierre Bonnaure: The Élysée’s Gardener at the Helm of La Chartreuse de Douai

The Director of the Douai museum—who was previously head gardener at the Louvre and then head of the French presidential parks and gardens—looks back on an atypical career and takes stock of the development and restoration of the permanent collections. Pierre Bonnaure, in front of Monet’s Rue Montorgueil, Paris. Fête du 30 juin 1878 (Rue Montorgueil, Paris. National Holiday, June 30, 1878), on loan from the Musée d'Orsay for the "Monet-Duhem: Impressionism in Douai" exhibition. City of Douai How did you get into gardening?After two years at the École du Louvre and six months at an architecture school, I attended a general