The Louvre
Mona Lisa's home
The Louvre is the world's largest and most visited art museum, housed in a former royal palace in Paris.
Its vast collection spans millennia—from ancient Egyptian artifacts to the Mona Lisa and Winged Victory.
The glass pyramid entrance, added in 1989, has become iconic: We spent three days at the Louvre and barely scratched the surface.
- curationSelective organization of items
- museumPublic exhibit space
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- French royaltyNobles who ruled France
- travel destinationPlace one journeys to
guided tour · antiquities · painting · Renaissance art · gallery space · medieval architecture · pyramid · sculpture · ancient artifacts · cultural diplomacy · Left Bank · Napoleon · archives · Venus de Milo · restoration · conservation · art education · art history
- art museumspaintings, galleries, permanent collection, exhibitions, art collections
- institutionsacademy, government, public hospitals, museum, public libraries
- art historyart history, Renaissance, Baroque, Impressionism, modern art
preservation vs. dispersal
The LouvreChristie's
Major art auction firm
Sotheby's · art theft · looted artifacts · private collectors