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Highlights
LOUVRE COUTURE. Art and fashion: statement pieces
A new perspective on decorative arts through the prism of contemporary fashion design. From 24 January to 21 July 2025
Figures of the Fool: From the Middle Ages to the Romantics.
This fall, the Musée du Louvre is dedicating an unprecedented exhibition to the myriad figures of the fool, which permeated the pictorial landscape of the 13th to the 16th centuries. From 16 October 2024 to 3 February 2025
A new look at Watteau. An actor with no lines: Pierrot, known as Gilles
An exhibition to explore one of the most enigmatic paintings of the Louvre. From 16 October 2024 to 3 February 2025
Guillon-Lethière, 'born in Guadeloupe'
The first major monographic exhibition on an artist who has largely faded from view but was counted among the great authorities of his day: Guillaume Guillon-Lethière. From 13 November 2024 to 17 February 2025
The MET at the Louvre. Near Eastern Antiquities in Dialogue
A unique dialogue between the Louvre’s Department of Near Eastern Antiquities and ten major works from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. From 29 February 2024 to 28 September 2025
At the Studio: Figures of the Fool
The Louvre is inviting kids of all ages to explore the exhibition ‘Figures of the Fool: From the Middle Ages to the Romantics’ in a fun and creative way in the Studio!
De toutes beautés !
Rituals, objects and representations of beauty, a retrospective trail through the Musée du Louvre
LOUVRE COUTURE. Art and fashion: statement pieces
A new perspective on decorative arts through the prism of contemporary fashion design. From 24 January to 21 July 2025
A new look at Watteau. An actor with no lines: Pierrot, known as Gilles
An exhibition to explore one of the most enigmatic paintings of the Louvre. From 16 October 2024 to 3 February 2025
At the Studio: Figures of the Fool
The Louvre is inviting kids of all ages to explore the exhibition ‘Figures of the Fool: From the Middle Ages to the Romantics’ in a fun and creative way in the Studio!
Guillon-Lethière, 'born in Guadeloupe'
The first major monographic exhibition on an artist who has largely faded from view but was counted among the great authorities of his day: Guillaume Guillon-Lethière. From 13 November 2024 to 17 February 2025
De toutes beautés !
Rituals, objects and representations of beauty, a retrospective trail through the Musée du Louvre
Figures of the Fool: From the Middle Ages to the Romantics.
This fall, the Musée du Louvre is dedicating an unprecedented exhibition to the myriad figures of the fool, which permeated the pictorial landscape of the 13th to the 16th centuries. From 16 October 2024 to 3 February 2025
The MET at the Louvre. Near Eastern Antiquities in Dialogue
A unique dialogue between the Louvre’s Department of Near Eastern Antiquities and ten major works from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. From 29 February 2024 to 28 September 2025
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🇫🇷 Inspectons les œuvres du musée avec #LouvreALaLoupe ! Aujourd’hui, focus sur le portrait en pied de Louis XIV. ⤵️
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🎨 Photo 1 et 2 : Ce tableau fut peint par Rigaud en 1701. Commandé pour être offert au roi d'Espagne, Philippe V, le portrait plut tant à la cour qu'il resta en France.
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