The gallery team
Tarik Bougherira, founder
Former high-level athlete, ex-member of the French Greco-Roman wrestling team, and after a course in management school, Tarik Bougherira will enter the Art market in 2009, being in charge of the management of one of the most prestigious collections around Napoleon. Aware that the First Empire market lacked a privileged player among collectors and institutions, he created his first gallery in 2016, thus making it possible to devote a place entirely dedicated to this prosperous period of the Napoleonic era, and where find both art enthusiasts and history researchers.
Bochra Bouslama, directrice
Always passionate about history, it was after obtaining a Master II in Business Law that determined to pursue a childhood dream, Bochra put her career as a lawyer aside and embarked on a degree in History of art at the Sorbonne University. During a visit organized as part of her Master II Expertise and Art Market, she discovered the Imperial Art Gallery which regularly opens its doors to Sorbonne students. Under the spell of the work philosophy, the team and the location, she joined Imperial art in January 2022 as responsible for historical research and the organization of exhibitions.
Emmanuelle Le Bail, cultural and scientific director
Graduate in history and art history (Sorbonne University, Institute of Art and Archeology and École du Louvre), Senior Conservation Officer on availability, Deputy Mayor responsible for Culture in the city of Cabourg, Knight of the Arts and Letters, Emmanuelle Le Bail was the director of the Musée des Avelines, the art and history museum of Saint-Cloud for nearly 15 years before joining the Imperial Art gallery in April 2022.
His knowledge of the world of museums, his numerous exhibitions
noticed, particularly on the French 19th century and her appetite for the transmission of art constitute all assets that Emmanuelle Le Bail puts at the service of Imperial Art. Cultural and scientific director of the gallery, she acts as exhibition curator and coordinates scientific research and publications. At the same time, it develops a quality cultural program accessible to all, combining exhibitions, conferences and concerts in a very Belle Époque salon spirit to make the Imperial Art gallery a true living center for art.