Progress on the stained-glass windows being created by stained-glass artists from the Simon-Marq Workshop was presented today in Reims to French Minister for Culture Catherine Pégard. Depicting the Pentecost, the new windows designed by artist Claire Tabouret are to be installed in six chapels along the south aisle of the nave of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral. The project is progressing according to schedule, confirming that the new windows will be installed in the cathedral by the end of 2026
Accompanied by Monsignor Laurent Ulrich, Archbishop of Paris, and Philippe Jost, President of the Rebâtir Notre-Dame de Paris public establishment, and welcomed by Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger and Philippe Varin, President and Vice President of the Simon-Marq Workshop, as well as by artist Claire Tabouret, the Minister could discover the different production stages of the new windows intended for the six south aisle chapels of Notre-Dame de Paris.
The Minister observed that work on the six stained-glass windows is more than two-thirds complete. She praised the commitment and expertise of the Simon-Marq stained-glass artists, as well as the close collaboration they have developed with the artist throughout the creative process. Installation of the windows in the cathedral remains scheduled for the end of 2026.
At the same time, asbestos removal has begun at the cathedral work site on the six removed stained-glass windows, their stone tracery, and the metalwork framing the bays. The original windows will then be restored. Four will be exhibited at the Château de Pierrefonds in Oise, and two will be displayed at the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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