Julien Jourand proudly showing the catalogue for exhibition "Another Country" in Paris, with Diane Scurtu, at the opening on 31 May 2016 - Photo IDAIA

Julien Jourand proudly showing the catalogue for exhibition “Another Country” in Paris, with Diane Scurtu, at the opening on 31 May 2016 – Photo IDAIA

 

Julien Jourand has a double background in art history/archaeology and cultural mediation, having first graduated from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Brussels Free University) and then from the Ecole du Louvre (Louvre museum’s school) and is now a freelance curator and mediator.

Passionate about African art and history, having lived in Johannesburg and Dakar, he has always had a deep seated interest in Indigenous Australian art, being half French and half Australian.

He now brings his passion and skills to IDAIA as Assistant Curator for exhibition Another Country – Art Aborigène Contemporain in Paris.