Louvre museum - activities

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.

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.

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.

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.

Brasserie Bocuse opens at Paris Hotel du Louvre

It’s official! The Brasserie du Louvre, managed by Maison Bocuse, opens in April 2019 at Hotel du Louvre. On the menu: French, authentic and hearty cuisine.

A dream of Italy by Marquis Campana at the Musée du Louvre: final days

The Musée du Louvre is offering an exhibition, entitled Un rêve d'Italie, around the collection of the Marquis Campana from November 6, 2018 to February 18, 2019. A retrospective proposed by the Louvre in association with the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.

France-Romania 2019 season: exhibition of liturgical fabrics at the Musée du Louvre

The Musée du Louvre is devoting an exhibition to Romanian liturgical fabrics in the Byzantine tradition, on the occasion of the France-Romania Season, from April 17 to July 29, 2019.

Delacroix exhibition at the Musée du Louvre, photos and video

The Musée du Louvre and New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art are offering an exhibition at the Paris museum focusing on the work of Eugène Delacroix from March 29 to July 23, 2018.

Italian drawings from the Mariette collection, the exhibition at the Musée du Louvre

The Musée du Louvre is devoting an exhibition to the Mariette collection from June 27 to September 30, 2019. This time, the focus is on Italian drawings, following a retrospective of French drawings from the collection in 2011.

Antoine-Jean Gros and David's pupils, the exhibition at the Musée du Louvre

The Musée du Louvre is devoting an exhibition to the painter Antoine-Jean Gros, a famous pupil of Jacques-Louis David, from June 27 to September 30, 2019.

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.