Just over five years after the fire that ravaged Notre-Dame de Paris, the cathedral has reopened to the public. The news was not lost on anyone. In early December, some may even have felt overwhelmed by the scale of the ceremonies. For those who wondered whether a little more substance and modesty might not have been welcome, we advise you to take a trip to the Musée de Cluny. Until March 16, the Parisian institution presents "Faire Parler les Pierres" ("Making the Stones Speak"), an exhibition devoted to the statues of the famous edifice.

There's nothing grandiloquent or flashy there. There are a hundred or so "fragments," as the museographers modestly put it, mostly sculptures, pulled from the rubble of the building or from national collections. But the way they are presented, put into context and brought together offers the opportunity for a striking journey.

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