“Painting as Paris Burned“ is the first major exhibition of work by women artists in France from 1780-1830. It will open at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C. on February 23rd. UF Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies and the Head of Art History, Melissa Hyde was a consulting curator for the this exhibition and contributed an essay to the catalog. The exhibit will also travel to the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.