The Louvre to reopen in July

The famous Musée du Louvre in Paris has announced plans to reopen on July 6 as France emerges from lockdown. Visitors will need to book time slots in advance, as well as wear a mask inside.

In a statement, Jean-Luc Martinez, the president-director of the Musée du Louvre said: ‘The Louvre is happy to announce that it will be reopening its doors after these weeks of quarantine that we have all endured. Visiting conditions will be adapted to adhere strictly to the recommendations made by health authorities, as we want everyone to feel safe at the Louvre, whether they are coming for work or pleasure. This period has not been easy, but commitment and collaboration will see us overcome the difficulties we are facing.’

Martinez continued: ‘Although we have been providing resources on Louvre masterpieces online, nothing can replace the emotion felt when standing face to face with such treasures—the raison d’être of all museums.’

 

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. 🇫🇷 Le mercredi c’est #HistoireDuLouvre ! Aujourd’hui, penchons-nous sur ce tableau de Louis Béroud ! ⤵️ – 👑 À l’origine, les 24 toiles de la galerie Médicis étaient présentées dans le palais du Luxembourg, demeure de la reine Marie de Médicis. Elles furent peintes de la main de Rubens entre 1622 et 1625 et illustrent les principaux événements de la vie de la Reine. – 🖼 Cette œuvre représente l’aménagement de 18 des 24 tableaux du cycle de Rubens en 1904. Ils étaient alors installés dans l’ancienne salle des Etats du Pavillon des Sessions (l’actuelle salle de peinture espagnole). Cette salle fut ensuite réaménagée en 1953 afin de recevoir l’ensemble des toiles. Enfin, le cycle entier fut transféré dans l’aile Richelieu en 1993. – 👨‍🎨 Ce tableau a été réalisé par Louis Béroud. Peu connu du grand public, ce peintre était copiste au Louvre. C’est d’ailleurs lui qui, venu faire une copie de la Joconde, remarqua et signala sa disparition en août 1911 ! – – – 🌎 Wednesday, it’s #LouvreHistory ! Today, let’s focus on this painting by Louis Béroud! ⤵️ – 👑 The 24 monumental canvases displayed in the Médicis gallery were originally housed in the Luxembourg palace, home of the Italian-born French queen Marie de Médicis. Painted by Rubens between 1622 and 1625, they depict episodes from the queen’s life. – 🖼 This work shows the display of 18 paintings of the Médicis cycle in 1904. They were then installed in the former Salle des États of the Pavillon des Sessions (now the Spanish paintings room). This room was refurbished in 1953 to accommodate all the paintings. Finally, they were transfered to the Richelieu wing in 1993. – 👨‍🎨 This painting was made by Louis Béroud. This painter used to spend a lot of time at the Louvre copying paintings. Fun fact: it was him who, on his way to copying Mona Lisa, noticed and reported her disappearance in August 1911! – 📷 © RMN – Grand Palais (Musée du Louvre) / Franck Raux . . . #Louvre #MuséeDuLouvre

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. 🇫🇷 Le musée du Louvre va bientôt rouvrir ses portes ! 🎉 – A partir du lundi 6 juillet, vous pourrez de nouveau déambuler dans les salles du musée et profiter des œuvres bien reposées après ces trois mois et demi de fermeture ! – 😷 Le port du masque sera obligatoire pour les visiteurs et pour le personnel du musée, dans le respect des normes sanitaires. Les œuvres, quant à elles, vous accueilleront à visage découvert ! – 🎟 Rendez-vous en story pour réserver dès maintenant votre billet ! 👆 P-S : Nous avons hâte de vous retrouver ! 🤗 – – – – 🌎 The Louvre will soon reopen its doors! 🎉 – From Monday, July 6, you will be able to stroll again through the museum’s rooms and to enjoy the well-rested works of art after these three and a half months of closure! – 😷 Wearing a mask will be compulsory for visitors and museum staff, in compliance with health standards. As for the works of art, they will welcome you with their faces uncovered! – 🎟 Check our stories to book your ticket! 👆 P-S : Can’t wait to see you again! 🤗 – 📷 © Musée du Louvre, dist. RMN – Grand Palais / Olivier Ouadah . . . #Louvre #MuséeDuLouvre #LouvreChezVous #MuseumFromHome

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. 🇫🇷 Bon week-end à toutes et à tous ! 😊 Bravo @bmseventh pour ces belles couleurs sur la cour Napoléon au soleil couchant ! 🌅 – 📸 Continuez de publier vos plus belles photos en mentionnant #MuséeDuLouvre ! Nous en partageons une chaque fin de semaine. – 🌎 Have a nice weekend all! Contrats @bmseventh for these beautiful colors on the cour Napoleon at sunset! 🌅 – 📸 Continue to share your best pictures using #Louvre! We will repost one every weekend. . . . #LouvreChezVous #MuseumFromHome

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Facts about the Musée du Louvre:

• Founded in 1793, the Louvre was originally built as a fortress and then turned into a royal palace in the 16th century before becoming a museum.
• It is the biggest museum in the world.
• To see every painting in the museum, it would take 100 days, spending 30 seconds at each painting
• A total of 66% of the art in the Louvre was made by French artists
• The glass pyramid stands at 21m high

Time slots can be booked online through the Louvre’s official website, here.

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