The project aims to investigate the different strategies and methods of cultural exchange in Europe during the Ancien Régime, and to focus on the (little-known) links between France and the lands of the Bohemian crown, part of the Austrian empire at the time. Although essentially about music, the project also touches on modern history, history of art, the history of the performing arts, the history of libraries and historical sociology, in an effort to gain a better understanding of the people involved and their motivations for cultural exchange.
The project is part of the artistic partnership between the CMBV and the Prague Summer Festival / Collegium Marianum orchestra.
