# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Art Spy by Michelle Young with Sarah Maslin Nir - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 13 May, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 13 May, 2025 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: The riveting story of Rose Valland, a key Resistance spy in the heart of the Nazi’s art looting headquarters in Paris.About this EventMichelle Young launches her riveting riveting biography of Rose Valland, a key Resistance spy in the heart of the Nazi’s art looting headquarters in Paris. The author will be in conversation with Sarah Maslin Nir, followed by a signing.PLEASE NOTE: RSVPs are encouraged but not required. Seating is limited and will be first come, first served. Doors open at 5:30 pm.Can't attend? (please specify that you would like it signed in the comments box at checkout). https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/514c0f80-0f68-11f0-a94c-b740b2e0e5fe-rimg-w490-h740-dc19488e-gmir.jpg A riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, THE ART SPY uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the cultural legacy of the West.On August 25, 1944, Rose Valland, a woman of quiet daring, found herself in a desperate position. From the windows of her beloved Jeu de Paume museum, where she had worked and ultimately spied, she could see the battle to liberate Paris thundering around her. The Jeu de Paume, co-opted by Nazi leadership, was now the Germans’ final line of defense. Would the museum curator be killed before she could tell the truth—a story that would mean nothing less than saving humanity’s cultural inheritance?Based on troves of previously undiscovered documents, The Art Spy chronicles the brave actions of the key Resistance spy in the heart of the Nazi’s art looting headquarters in the French capital. A veritable female Monuments Man, Valland has, until now, been written out of the annals, despite bearing witness to history’s largest art theft. While Hitler was amassing stolen art for his future Führermuseum, Valland, his undercover adversary, secretly worked to stop him.At every stage of World War II, Valland was front and center. She came face to face with Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, passed crucial information to the Resistance network, put herself deliberately in harm’s way to protect the museum and her staff, and faced death during the last hours of Liberation Day. She also singlehandedly provided information to stop the last train of looted artworks—bearing paintings by Picasso, Monet, Cezanne, Gauguin, Braque, Degas, Modigliani, and Toulouse-Lautrec—from leaving France.Vivid and atmospheric, The Art Spy moves from the glittering days of pre-War Paris, home to geniuses of modern culture, including Picasso, Josephine Baker, Coco Chanel, Le Corbusier, and Frida Kahlo, through the tension-riddled cities and resorts of Europe on the eve of war, to the harrowing years of the Nazi occupation of France when brave people such as Valland risked everything to fight monstrous evil.In the spirit of Hidden Figures, with the sweeping narrative of The Rape of Europa and the depth of The Resistance Quartet, The Art Spy is an extraordinary tale of a female hero whose courage and tenacity in a time of violence and terror is an inspiration for us all. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/51ab6d90-0f68-11f0-a94c-b740b2e0e5fe-rimg-w555-h740-dc171717-gmir.jpg Michelle Young is an award-winning journalist, author, and professor whose writing on looted and lost art has appeared in Hyperallergic, The Forward, and The Wilson Quarterly. She is a graduate of Harvard College in the History of Art and Architecture and holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, where she is a Professor of Architecture. She is the founder of the publication Untapped New York. She divides her time between New York City and Paris. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/51fd3710-0f68-11f0-ae04-1f25b3b40637-rimg-w891-h740-dceeeff1-gmir.jpg Sarah Maslin Nir is a staff reporter for The New York Times, a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the author of the series of children’s books, featuring true stories from across the equestrian world. Nir is also the author of the adult nonfiction book l. Her new romantacy series The Unicorn Hunter will debut in 2026. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/the-art-spy-by-michelle-young-with-sarah-maslin-nir/100001308991511849 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, sports, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Rizzoli Bookstore - **lat**: 40.7435735 - **long**: -73.9891809 - **full address**: Rizzoli Bookstore, 1133 Broadway, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Art Spy by Michelle Young with Sarah Maslin Nir - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/6e9e866af66247f69d77d2d88d1a5111e10cfba87e0853120c57a1dcda72e367-rimg-w1200-h1500-dc1b3867-gmir.jpg?v=1743560131 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Art Spy by Michelle Young with Sarah Maslin Nir being held? - **A:** The Art Spy by Michelle Young with Sarah Maslin Nir takes place on Tue, 13 May, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 13 May, 2025 at 08:00 pm at Rizzoli Bookstore, 1133 Broadway, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Art Spy by Michelle Young with Sarah Maslin Nir? - **A:** The Art Spy by Michelle Young with Sarah Maslin Nir is organized by Rizzoli Bookstore. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** The Art Spy by Michelle Young with Sarah Maslin Nir is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in New York, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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