Louvre Museum (Paris, France): Latest news
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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Conservation - Victoire de Samothrace
Publishing date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:00:00 +0000Conservation treatment for the Winged Victory of Samothrace and the Daru staircase is scheduled to begin 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 from September 2013 to Summer 2014.
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Contemporary art - Loris Gréaud
Publishing date: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 22:00:00 +0000After Tony Cragg and Wim Delvoye, the Louvre has commissioned an artist to create a monumental sculpture to be placed at the Museum entrance, beneath Ieoh Ming Pei's pyramid.
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The E. Jabach collection of Northern Art
Publishing date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:00:00 +0000Everhard Jabach (1618-1695) was one of the greatest collectors of his time. The masterpieces brought together here illustrate the importance of a man who, not content simply to plead the cause of Northern Art to the king of France and his painters, helped shape the French taste for the Northern schools until the eighteenth century.
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The Seicento in Bologna
Publishing date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:00:00 +0000To mark the publication of the catalogue of its Bolognese drawings, the Musée du Louvre is presenting a selection of works by artists active in Bologna and the Emilia region during the Seicento.
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