On 18 October, the sculpture was taken down for restoration works in Paris. On Tuesday morning at 6 am, residents of the Metropolis had been happy to seek out it positioned again on the Roude Pëtz.
Put in in 1982, the two.8-metre bronze ‘Hämmelsmarsch’ sculpture represents Luxembourg’s conventional mutton parade. The sculpture was made by Luxembourgish sculptor Wil Lofy and shows a music band together with an accordion participant, a drummer, a tuba participant and a horn participant with some youngsters and naturally, sheep.
With 40 years of weathering, the sculpture required some restorative work and was despatched to St. Rémy-les-Chévreuse, close to Paris, for repairs.
The inexperienced patina and crust had been eliminated with a so-called ‘micro-exfoliant.’ Then, the bronze elements, which had corroded, in addition to the water pipes within the sculpture, had been repaired.
Afterwards, a brand new patina was utilized to the whole floor of the bronze, leading to a darker brown tone for the musicians, youngsters, and sheep, and a extra golden tone for the devices.
Though the sculpture was reinstalled on Tuesday, 19 March, the official inauguration was deliberate for 20 March, the official day of the mutton parade.
