Martin Porter

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I am originally from Liverpool. I have been living with my partner in Lyon for 13 years, and have two young children. As a Harvard and Oxford trained historian, I teach contemporary european affairs and history at Sciences Po and write history books. As a dreamer, I write illustrated stories and songs, work with theatre companies and film makers, and am part of a group of performers called The Missing Pages.

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This is Lyon has blogged 22 posts

The faces you see in Museums

Our English contributor Martin is reviewing the exhibition of Matisse’s drawings at the Musee des Beaux Arts of Lyon. A story of famous bearded faces.   The other day, I went down to see the exhibition of Matisse’s drawings at the Musee des Beaux Arts of Lyon (2 December 2016 – 6 March 2017). So […]