Louvre Museum (Paris, France): Latest news
Abbey of Saint Maurice d'Agaune
Publishing date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 23:00:00 +0000The Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune (Agaunum) in the Swiss canton of Valais will be celebrating its 1,500 years of existence in September 2014. To mark this special anniversary, while renovation work is underway on the abbey?s treasury, the chapter has agreed to allow the Louvre to display major pieces from a treasury that has miraculously withstood ordeals and centuries.
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The Winged Victory of Samothrace
Publishing date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 23:00:00 +0000Conservation treatment for the Winged Victory of Samothrace and the Daru staircase has begun on September 3, 2013. The project is expected to take more than 18 months to complete and will involve a certain reorganization. The Victory will be unavailable for viewing until Summer 2014.
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The Legacy of Delacroix
Publishing date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:00:00 +0000With a series of drawings and paintings that are rarely shown due to the conditions of the bequest, this exhibition spotlights the work of art historians Adophe Moreau (the Younger) and Étienne Moreau-Mélaton who contributed to the perception of 19th-century art in the French national collections.
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The Etruscans and the Mediterranean
Publishing date: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 23:00:00 +0000This exhibition presents the Etruscan civilization through the history of one of its greatest cities: Cerveteri (formerly Caere).
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Living Rooms
Publishing date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:00:00 +0000Robert Wilson chose the title "Living Rooms" for his exhibition at the Louvre, because it is a transposition to the museum of his living and working space at the Watermill Center in the United States, where he also stores a personal art collection that he shares with other artists and the public.
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