Musée du louvre - activities

Museums and monuments closed in Paris this December 15, 2018

Some museums in Paris are closing this Saturday December 15, 2018 – for safety reasons. So, before you go out to enjoy beautiful art collections and temporary exhibitions in Paris, check if the museum you want to visit is closed or open!

Heritage Days 2018: visit the Louvre Museum's Jardin de l'Infante

For Heritage Days 2018, take an exceptional tour of the Jardin de l'Infante with the curator in charge of gardens at the Musée du Louvre. This refined little garden usually closed to the public is open on Sunday, September 16!

Japonisme 2018: Kohei Nawa's work exhibitted at the Louvre

The Louvre welcomes a work by Kohei Nawa, Trône, under the pyramid, on the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the diplomatic relationships between Japan and France. An exhibition running from July 14, 2018 to January 14, 2019.

In Société, the pastel exhibition at the Musée du Louvre

The Musée du Louvre presents En Société, an exhibition based around the museum's pastel collection from June 7 to September 10, 2018. A way to discover a material different from painting, so often used and exhibited.

François 1er and the arts in the Netherlands at the Musée du louvre

The Musée du Louvre is devoting an exhibition to Dutch art in France under François I from October 18, 2017 to January 15, 2018. François Ier and the arts in the Netherlands is the story of a passion for Flemish art in the era of the Italian Renaissance.

Color Engraving from the 16th to 17th Centuries in Europe, the exhibition at the Musée du Louvre

From October 2018 to January 2019, the Musée du Louvre presents an exhibition focusing on engravings by European artists of the 16th and 17th centuries. A way of tracing the history of engraving and discovering its importance at the time.

Power Plays, the exhibition at Petite Galerie of the Louvre museum

From September 27, 2017 to July 2, 2018, the Petite Galerie of the Louvre Museum offers an exhibition called Power Plays that returns to the connections between art and political power through History.

Drawing in the Open Air, the exhibition at the Louvre

From October 16, 2017 to January 29, 2018, the Louvre hosts a great exhibition called “Drawing in the Open Air – Variations in Drawing from Nature in the First Half of the 19th Century”. About a hundred drawings and etchings as well as around thirty sketchbooks will be showcased to better understand plein-air drawing.

Le bar 228 du meurice or the art of serving well

Ideally located in front of the Tuileries Garden, between the Place de la Concorde and the Louvre Museum, the Hotel Le Meurice has been one of the jewels of the French palaces since 1835. The chef Barman of Le Meurice, William Oliveri, renowned as one of the best, fully participates in the success and history of Bar 228.