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Louvre Museum

Also known as The Louvre, Musée du Louvre, Musée Napoléon, Musée national du Louvre, France. Musée du Louvre Paris, The Louvre Museum, Musee du Louvre, Musee Napoleon

The Louvre, or the Louvre Museum ( ), is a national art museum in Paris, France.

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The Louvre is a national art museum located in Paris, France, and is one of the world's most famous art institutions. It houses an extensive collection of paintings, sculptures, and other artworks that attract millions of visitors each year, making it a major center for art appreciation and cultural heritage.

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Museum.name: Musée du Louvre
Museum.image: File:Louvre Museum Wikimedia Commons.jpg
Museum.caption: The Louvre Museum and pyramid on the Cour Napoléon
Museum.location: Musée du Louvre, 75001, Paris, France
Museum.type: Art museum and historic site
Museum.collection_size: 615,797 in 2019 (35,000 on display)
Museum.visitors: 9.0 million (Fiscal Year 2025) Ranked 1st nationally Ranked 1st globally
Museum.director: Christophe Leribault
Museum.curator: Marie-Laure de Rochebrune
Museum.publictransit: Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre Louvre–Rivoli
Museum.mapframe zoom: 15

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Type: Archive
Founded: 1793
Location: Paris, France
Status: Active

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Nouvelle numérotation des salles | Musée du Louvre | Paris

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Le musée du Louvre est ouvert tous les jours sauf le mardi. Le port du masque est obligatoire. Retrouvez sur cette page toutes les informations sur les conditions de visite de cet été.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Louvre Museum
Area: 210000
Elevation: 44
Official website: www.louvre.fr/en
Image: Cour Napoléon at night - Louvre.jpg
Motto: Évadez-vous au Louvre

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native label: Musée du Louvre
inception: 1793-08-10
postal code: 75001
Commons category: Musée du Louvre
Commons Institution page: Louvre
collection or exhibition size: 38000
phone number: +33-1-40-20-50-50
Commons gallery: Musée du Louvre
date of official opening: 1793-08-10
described at URL: www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
fax number: +33-1-40-20-54-52
email address: mailto:[email protected]
fee: 0
social media followers: 5200000
online catalog URL: collections.louvre.fr/en
FAQ URL: www.louvre.fr/visiter/faq
visitors per year: 2825000
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official shop URL: boutique.louvre.fr
contact page URL: www.louvre.fr/contacts
official jobs URL: www.louvre.fr/offres-d-emploi
impressum URL: www.louvre.fr/mentions-legales
privacy policy URL: www.louvre.fr/politique-de-protection-des-donnees-personnelles
press information URL: presse.louvre.fr

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Contents

Location and visiting
History
Before the museum
Revolutionary opening
{{anchor|Musée Napoléon|Napoleon I}}Napoleonic era
From 1815 to 1852
Second Empire
From 1870 to 1981
Grand Louvre
21st century
Collections
Egyptian antiquities
Near Eastern antiquities
Greek, Etruscan, and Roman
Islamic art
Sculptures
Decorative arts
Painting
Prints and drawings
Gallery of the Five Continents
Management, administration, partnerships
Archaeological research
Satellites and offshoots
Musée de Cluny (1926–1977)
Musée du Jeu de Paume (1947–1986)
Musée du Petit Palais, Avignon (since 1976)
Gypsothèque du Louvre (since 2001)
Musée Delacroix (since 2004)
Louvre-Lens (since 2012)
Louvre Abu Dhabi (since 2017)
Controversies
Napoleonic looting
Nazi looting
Construction of Louvre Abu Dhabi
See also
Notes
References
Works cited
External links

The Louvre, or the Louvre Museum ( ), is a national art museum in Paris, France.

The Louvre, a former royal palace, is known for its collection of celebrated paintings collected by the French kings, including the Mona Lisa of Leonardo Da Vinci. The museum received 9 million visitors in FY-2025 and is regularly ranked as the most visited art museum not only in France, but in the world. Twenty-seven percent of the visitors in 2012 were French, while 73 percent were from other countries.