The Met and the Louvre: the role of museums

With Max Hollein, Marina Kellen French Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) and Laurence des Cars, President-Director of the Musée du Louvre

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Musée du Louvre have a lot in common: they work together on major projects, participate in the same debates, and take on similar challenges. This special conference by Max Hollein, followed by a conversation with Laurence des Cars, presents an opportunity to relate the perspectives of these two major institutions, whose mission is universal. What role do museums play in modern society? How do they define their audience and their purpose?