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Origin and history

The Hotel Lulli, built in the 17th century in Paris, owes its name to Jean-Baptiste Lully, an Italian composer who became superintendent of royal music under Louis XIV. According to a local legend, Molière had contributed financially to its construction. The facade, adorned with masks of bachantes, as well as a bas-relief and an interior fresco, still bear witness to its original fascist.

Since 2011, the hotel has hosted the German Art History Centre (DFK Paris), a research institute dedicated to Franco-German art history exchanges. Ranked a historic monument in 1926 for its facades, it is located close to the INHA, the Louvre and the BnF, strengthening its role in international research.

The DFK Paris, founded in 1997 under the aegis of the German Ministry of Education, promotes studies on French art and its worldwide reception. The Lulli Hotel, with its 96,000-title specialized library and modern spaces, now embodies a scientific exchange between French and German intellectual traditions.

The building preserves baroque elements such as the classified facade, while integrating contemporary infrastructures: conference room, research workshops and spaces dedicated to fellows. Its central location makes it a crossroads for art history researchers, also benefiting from partnerships with neighbouring institutions such as INHA.

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