Virtual Visits

Virtual Visits with Ines Powell

The Louvre (Part 1)

The Louvre in Paris is the world’s largest art museum. It is housed in the Louvre Palace, a building originally built as a castle in the late 12th century under Phillip ll. The building was enlarged several times throughout the years. The museum first opened to the public in 1793. At the present the Louvre contains more than 460,000 objects, and displays 35,000 works of art in eight curatorial departments. Part one of our three part series will concentrate on the galleries of the Louvre dedicated to ancient art.