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Lockdown: museums' digital collections to enjoy

France is moving to a new lockdown, and we must say that we will sure miss visiting museums! Sortiraparis gives you a selection of digital tours and other digital collections from Paris museums to nicely enjoy from home while waiting for their reopening.
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Museums suffer from this extended lockdown

“It’s heartbreaking, these exhibitions will not meet the public again” Musée d’Orsay president Laurence des Cars deplores. As they must stay closed at least until January 7, 2021, museums are going out of their ways to make sure their programs will survive the Covid-19 epidemic.
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Paris: a reception center for refugees opens in Paris 1st arrondissement

Invited for Le Grand Jury on October 4, 2020 Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo confirmed a daytime reception center for refugees was to open soon. It will be set in the premises of the former 1st arrondissement town hall at the Place du Louvre.
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Did you know? 3 uncommon stories about the Louvre

The biggest museum in Paris, the Louvre, is a mandatory move when visiting the French capital. But how about discover 3 uncommon stories about it?
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Coronavirus: the Louvre restricts its access to ticketholders

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Louvre has announced this Monday March 9, 2020 to limit its access to people who booked a ticket online. The idea? Regulating its frequentation to avoid spreading the virus.
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Soulages exhibition at the Louvre Museum

The Louvre Museum offers a retrospective around the immense career of Pierre Soulages from December 11, 2019 to March 9, 2020. The perfect time to immerse yourself in outrenoir on the occasion of the artist's 100th birthday.
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The Leonardo da Vinci exhibition gets three free nights at the Musée du Louvre

As the last days of the Leonardo da Vinci exhibition draw to a close, the Musée du Louvre is offering you the chance to discover this event one last time, with three original, free evening events from February 21 to 24, 2020. Let's go and book your place!
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Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Musée du Louvre in Paris - photos!

The Leonardo da Vinci exhibition lands at the Musée du Louvre from October 24, 2019 to February 24, 2020. To mark the 500th anniversary of the death of the genius from Florence, more than 160 works are brought together around the 5 paintings of the master that the museum owns, for a beautiful rediscovery of his life. Don't forget to buy your tickets - they're required to enter the Musée du Louvre!
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La Marquise Acornati Visconti, une femme libre, the exhibition at Paris Musée des Arts Décoratifs

From December 13, 2019 to March 15, 2020 the Musée des Arts Décoratifs pays tribute to one of its benefactors with the “La Marquise Acornati Visconti. Femme libre et mécène d’exception” (The Marquessa Acornati Visconti. Free woman and exceptional sponsor) exhibition. The collection displayed gives an interesting overview on art items.
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Officer & Gentleman in the 19th century, the exhibition at the Musée du Louvre

The Musée du Louvre is devoting an exhibition to the Horace His de La Salle collection from November 7, 2019 to February 10, 2020. Entitled Officier & Gentleman au XIXe siècle, this is an opportunity to discover one of the most generous art donors of his time.
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The Louvre opens new areas devoted to the discovery of Islamic arts

The Louvre unveils new areas devoted to the discovery of Islamic arts within its Islamic Arts Department.
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The Louvre limits visitors holding a ticket bought online

Bad surprise for Louvre visitors! The museum has to limit the access to the permanent collections and exhibitions for some hours to the visitors only holding a ticket bought online due to the dramatical increase of its frequentation. Some of the reasons cited being the moving of Mona Lisa to restore the room, changing the whole original visit and leading to congestion.
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Mysteries at the Tuileries: the free and outdoor adventure game

This summer, from July 6 to August 25, 2019 meet at the Tuileries garden for the second edition of "Mystère aux Tuileries", the outdoor adventure game created by the Louvre. Meet to investigate in the TUileries garden and the good deal is that it's free and open from 12 years old.
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June 2019's best exhibitions in Paris

Summer exhibitions are coming to Paris! In June 2019, museums display their beautiful exhibitions, gardens welcome contemporary artists and museums are the best places to hang out on hot June 2019 days...
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Forgotten Kingdoms, the Heirs of the Hittite Empire, the exhibition at the Musée du Louvre - photos

From May 2 to August 12, 2019, the Musée du Louvre presents an exhibition on the art of the Hittite Empire, entitled Royaumes Oubliés, les Héritiers de l'Empire Hittite (Forgotten Kingdoms, Heirs of the Hittite Empire). For the first time in France, we discover a selection of Hittite, Neo-Hittite and Aramaic treasures, relics found on Turkish and Syrian territories and dating from -1400 to -750 BC.
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La France vue du Grand Siècle, the exhibition at the Musée du Louvre

At the Rotonde Sully Nord, the Musée du Louvre is presenting an exhibition devoted to the drawings of artist Israël Silvestre, entitled La France vue du Grand Siècle, from March 15 to June 25, 2018.
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The Louvre pyramid celebrates its 30th anniversary

The Louvre celebrates the 30th anniversary of the famous pyramid starting from March 29, 2019. Built by American architect Pei, the monument will welcome on the occasion different festive events.
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Palais des Thés creates two flavored teas for the Louvre

Would you like some more Louvre tea? Palais des Thés has created two original teas translating in a sensory and gustative fashion the universe of the museum and the Jardin des Tuileries.
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Uno, the new Italian trattoria in the Louvre neighborhood, Paris

O sole mio! Italy is coming to the Louvre neighborhood under the aegis of Uno, a new Italian trattoria where you can enjoy fresh pastas tasty pizzas and original cocktails.
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Engraving for the King, the exhibition at the Musée du Louvre, our photos

From February 21 to May 20, 2019, the Musée du Louvre presents an exhibition of engraved Chalcographie dies, entitled Graver pour le roi (Engraving for the King). A plunge into the world of engraving, with a presentation of the plates ordered by Colbert for Louis XIV.