This guided tour investigates how Voltaire’s image circulated from portraits to public effigies and how his legacy has been contested in recent debates. It explores the production and dissemination of his likeness across Europe, examines how public monuments mediate historical memory, and addresses controversies such as vandalism and removal of statues. The tour reveals the tensions between celebrating Voltaire as a champion of free expression and reassessing his place in contemporary public space.
In French.
