During the year there was a visit to Paris, together with colleagues and research students of the Byzantine, Medieval and Renaissance Sections to see the exhibitions Treasures from Athos (Petit Palais), Les primitives italiens (Mus??e Jaquemart-Andr??), Les premiers retables (Louvre), and objects in the permanent collections at the Louvre and in the Mus??e national des Monuments Fran??ais.