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Musée du Louvre

The Louvre Museum presents collections of western art from the Middle Ages to 1850, and the antique civilisations that have preceded and influenced this art. They are divided into 8 departments : Oriental Antiquities, Islamic Art, Egyptian Antiquities, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities and, for the modern period, Paintings, Sculptures, Art items, Prints and Drawings until 1848. In addition to these departments, the museum presents a section devoted to the history of the Louvre, including the medieval moats erected by Philippe Auguste in 1190.
21 new rooms have been dedicated to collections of Italian and Spanish paintings dating back to the XVIIth and XVIIth centuries.

Cyber Louvre: multimedia place. Free access to 10 computers to have a look on the Louvre website as well as the ones of other French and foreign museums.

The "Pavillon des Sessions" is dedicated to the African, Asian, Oceanian and former American arts.

Collection : Graphic arts, Jewellery, Archaeology, Sculpture, Painting, Decorative Arts, Furniture, Antiques, Islamic arts, Objets d'art

17th century, 19th century, 16th century

Garden : The Tuileries gardens.

Opening days and times :

Open/Closed : 9 am to 6 pm
July 14th 2006 : free entrance, closing time 6pm.
PLEASE NOTE : a week-by-week schedule precises which collections are closed. In order to check which spaces will be opened during your visit, look into the weekly calendar indicating which ones are opened on the web site.

Late opening : On Friday (a part only is open) and on Wednesday: 9am-9.45pm.

Open on those public holidays : Easter, Easter Monday, 8 May, Ascension Day, Whitsuntide, Whit Monday, 14 July, 1 November, 11 November

Individual tours

Visite libre : Pour éviter les files d'attente vous pouvez acheter vos billets à l'avance auprès de la Fnac : 0 892 684 694; ou Ticketnet : 0 892 697 073; ou via www.louvre.fr

Guided tour : www.louvre.fr .

Free : Free for children under 18 and under 26 during the Friday late opening from 6pm to 9.45pm.

Services

Foreign language tours : English. Spanish and German on request.
Foreign language information : English, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Deutsch.

Audioguide : audioguides in several languages
Wheelchair hire.

Viewpoint : View through the Carrousel du Louvre to Champs-Elysées, Arc de Triomphe. The hundreds of windows give a variety of viewpoints over the Seine, the Cour Napoleon, the Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois Church, the Pont-Neuf and rue de Rivoli.
Restaurant : Le Grand Louvre
Gift shop : Réunion des Musées Nationaux
Room hire.

Practical informations

Musée du Louvre
Principal entrance by the Pyramide 75001 PARIS
Metro : Palais Royal Musée du Louvre
Bus : 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, 76, 81, 95
Phone : +33 140 20 53 17
fax : +33 140 20 54 42
www.louvre.fr

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