Palais-RoyalMuse du Louvre 99, rue de Rivoli entrance Passage Richelieu

Rue de Rivoli

Louvre-Rivoli

Plan/Information English

Passage Richelieu Tuileries Gardens Galerie du Carrousel entrances

Pyramid main entrance

Cour Carre

Porte des Lions entrance

Porte des Lions entrance The Seine

Collections
Near Eastern Antiquities
This department presents the civilizations of the ancient Middle East, which date to seven thousand years BC. They succeeded each other in Mesopotamia, Iran, and the Levant, a vast territory stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to India.

Paintings
The collections in this department cover the history of European painting from the mid-13th century to the mid-19th century. They are divided into three large groups: the French school (a numerical majority), the Italian and Spanish schools, and the Northern European schools (German, Flemish, and Dutch).

Prints and Drawings

The Prints and Drawings Department contains the collection of drawings (more than one hundred thousand works), the Edmond de Rothschild donation and the engraved plates collection. These works may be viewed privately by arrangement. Remarkably rich but extremely fragile, they are displayed in regular temporary exhibitions, as well as in the exhibition rooms of the museum on a rotational basis.
Viewing room, Department of Prints and Drawings. Information: 01 40 20 52 51.

Egyptian Antiquities
Created by Jean-Franois Champollion, this department illustrates the art of ancient Egypt by means of two designated paths. The first is chronological, from the origins to Cleopatra, and the second is thematic, highlighting specific aspects of Egyptian civilization. Two additional sections, devoted to Coptic Egypt and Roman Egypt, round off this presentation.

Sculptures
This department encompasses European sculpture from the High Middle Ages to the mid-19th century. The collections contain French works for the most part, with a number of significant pieces from Italy, Spain and Northern Europe.

Islamic Art
On display in this department are works from Islamic areas including various countries in the Mediterranean Basin, Iran, central Asia and India. Some items used to belong to the French royal collections. This collection is composed primarily of objects made of ceramics, metals or wood in addition to ivories, rugs, and paintings from the 7th to the 19th century.
The exhibition rooms used for the Department of Islamic Art are currently closed. A new gallery is scheduled to open in the Cour Visconti in 2012.

Decorative arts
The collections in this departmente.g. objects from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, decorative arts of the 17th and 18th centuries, items from the Diamants de la Couronne collection belonging to the French crown, 19th-century objects and furniture, and the Napoleon III apartmentsspans many different periods.
The 18th century decorative arts section is closed until 2012 due to major restorations supported by the High Museum of Art and its patrons: Mrs. Anne Cox Chambers, Accenture, UPS, Turner Broadcasting System Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Air Lines, AXA Art Insurance Corporation and The Sara Giles Moore Foundation, as well as the Cressent Circle and American Friends of the Louvre.

Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities

This department contains works produced by three ancient civilizations: Greece, Etruria, and Rome. On the ground floor, a chronological path concentrates on marble sculptures from the 3rd millennium BC to the 6th century AD. On the first floor, the collection is organized by technique and type of material used: bronzes, jewelry, silverware, and glassware as well as terracotta figurines and vases.

Arts of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas

This selection of works, on display at the Louvre since April 2000, is part of the collections from the Quai Branly museum.
Find out more about the collections: www.louvre.fr

History of the Louvre and Medieval Louvre

These two rooms and an archeological path present the architectural history of the palace.

Visit rules
In permanent collection rooms, visitors may take photographs and videos. However, the use of a flash or any other type of lighting equipment is prohibited. In temporary exhibition rooms, visitors may not take photographs or videos. Visitors may not use their cell phone, smoke, consume food or beverages, speak loudly, touch any work of art, or run in any room of the museum.

The Louvre Museum is starting a new campaign to make visitors realize the connection between respect for works of art and their preservation, called Les rgles de lart. As you proceed through the museum, you will recognize these pictograms: each one represents one of the six rules to be followed while visiting the museum. By following these rules, you are helping us effectively promote and protect our heritage collections while ensuring a pleasant visit for all.

Visitor information
Address Muse du Louvre, 75058 Paris Cedex 01. Tel.: +33 (0)1 40 20 50 50. Getting to the Louvre - Main entrance by the Pyramid. - Other entrances: the Porte des Lions entrance (direct access to the Arts of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas), the Galerie du Carrousel entrance (99, rue de Rivoli, or through the Jardin du Carrousel), and the Passage Richelieu entrance (for groups, visitors already bearing a valid admission ticket, or those headed for the auditorium). -M  etro station: Palais Royal-Muse du Louvre (Lines 1 and 7). -U  nderground parking lot: from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., avenue du Gnral-Lemonnier. Tel.: +33 (0)1 42 44 16 32. - Taxis: place du Palais-Royal. -B  uses: 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, 81, 95. - Batobus. -V  lib (self-service bicycles), station numbers 1013 to 1015, 1023 and 1025. Museum hours Open every day, except Tuesdays and certain holidays. - T he Pyramid entrance: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., except Tuesdays. -  The Porte des Lions entrance: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Tuesdays and Fridays. Museum collection hours Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Late night opening on Wednesdays and Fridays until 10 p.m. Exhibition rooms close from 5:30 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays. There is no late night opening on public holidays. Gallery opening hours To know which rooms are opened or closed on each day of the week, visitors may check a weekly schedule available at the Pyramid entrance, at the information desk or on www.louvre.fr. Temporary exhibition hours Under the Pyramid (Hall Napolon): - from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and until 10 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays. Special prices apply. - E xhibitions held in permanent collection galleries: opening hours are the same as for the museum.

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Information desk: Beneath the Pyramid and at the Porte des Lions entrance. Tel.: +33 (0)1 40 20 53 17.

Visitors with disabilities To leave a message: - Tel.: +33 (0)1 40 20 59 90. - handicap@louvre.fr Visitors with impaired mobility Wheelchairs, strollers and baby carriers are available free of charge for use while visiting the museum. Information: Tel.: +33 (0)1 40 20 53 17. Group visits For groups of 7 or more, a reservation must be made in advance. Information: Tel.: +33 (0)1 40 20 57 60 - (independent groups) Tel.: +33 (0)1 40 20 51 77 - (groups that require a museum tour guide).

Admission prices
Tickets Tickets are valid all day for the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions, except those in the Hall Napolon. They include same-day access to the Muse Eugne-Delacroix. The ticket window closes at 5:15 p.m. (or 5 p.m. at the Porte des Lions entrance) and at 9:15 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays. Full price: 9,50. Reduced price: 6 for all visitors on Wednesdays and Fridays after 6 p.m. Exhibitions in the Hall Napolon: 11 Combined ticket: 14 for the permanent collections and exhibitions in the Hall Napolon; reduced price: 12 Free admission: Upon presentation of the appropriate supporting document, admission is free for young people under 18, job-seekers, disabled visitors and one accompanying person. Admission is free for EEC citizens under 26 and practicing teachers upon presentation of a valid Pass education card, excluding the temporary exhibitions in the Hall Napolon. Admission is free for all on the first Sunday of every month. Information: Tel.: +33 (0)1 40 20 53 17. Purchasing tickets in advance Visitors with tickets purchased in advance do not have to wait in line and their tickets have an unlimited date of validity. Reservations can be made: - By visiting www.louvre.fr - By calling 0 892 684 694 ( 0.34/min.) or +33 (0)1 41 57 32 28 - At many stores in France, including: Auchan, Bon March, Carrefour, Cora, Cultura, Fnac, Galeries Lafayette, Leclerc, Printemps Haussmann, and Virgin... Purchasing multiple tickets (20 minimum) (For tour operators, associations, comits dentreprise in French companies etc.) Muse & Compagnie, - Tel.: +33 (0)1 40 13 49 13. - museecie@rmn.fr Multimedia guide: 6; reduced price of 4 for job-seekers and disabled visitors, 2 for children under 18 years of age. Muse national Eugne-Delacroix 6, rue de Furstenberg, 75006 Paris. Open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except Tuesdays. Information: +33 (0)1 44 41 86 50. Socit des amis du Louvre (Friends of the Louvre) Tel.: +33 (0)1 40 20 53 34. Espace adhsion (Membership center) Alle du Grand-Louvre; open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until 9 p.m. on evenings with late night opening. Tel.: +33 (0)1 40 20 51 04. Passes available: - T he Carte Louvre jeunes. - T he Carte Louvre familles. - T he Carte Louvre profesionnels. - The Paris Museum Pass. The Paris Museum Pass Valid for 2, 4, or 6 days in 60 museums and monuments in the Paris area. Prices: 32, 48 or 64

Services and amenities

Free services A coat and bag check service (small bags only), a first aid room, strollers and baby carriers to use when visiting the museum, and a lost-and-found service. Free brochures A number of designated tour paths and brochures are available at the information desk. Activities at the Louvre Introductory tours in French and in English; guided tours; workshop activities for children and adults signed up as individuals or in groups (except on Sunday afternoons, Sundays when admission is free, and holidays). To sign up, go to the group reception desk. Bookstore, boutiques and engravings Guidebooks, catalogues, and reproductions of art works are sold under the Pyramid and in the Alle du Grand Louvre.

Places to eat - Cafs/tea rooms. - Cafs/restaurants - Cafeteria. - Sandwich and take-out outlets. Tuileries Gardens Tel.: +33 (0)1 40 20 90 43. - Free guided tour: in French every Saturday and Sunday afternoon, from April to October. Leaves at 3:15 p.m., lasts approximately 1 hour 15 minutes. - Outdoor activities and shows. - Librairie des jardins bookstore (place de la Concorde). - Many places to eat.

Multimedia guide Chose from a selection of works and a choice of tour paths in French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean and French sign language. For hire at the tills situated at the Denon, Sully and Richelieu entrances.

The information in this document, including price information, is subject to change.

Napoleon Hall Under the Pyramid

Metro station: Palais Royal-Muse du Louvre Access to shopping area

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 space Adhsion E (membership center) Post office Souvenir shop

9  Audio-visual

room: Films about the Louvre. The program is posted at the entrance. Free of charge.

11  Auditorium

(capacity: 420): Archeology, art history, literature, cinema, and music: lectures, readings, films, concerts and entertainment for young audiences. Used for 300 events each season.

American Friends of the Louvre

American Friends of the Louvre gratefully acknowledges the generous support of its Corporate Founder Members:

Denon wing
- Italian and Spanish Paintings - 19th-century French Paintings - English Paintings Galerie dApollon, the Diamants - de la Couronne jewelry collection - Italian, Spanish and Northern European sculptures - Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities - Roman Egypt and Coptic Egypt A rts of Africa, Asia, Oceania, - and the Americas

 Information: +33 (0)1 40 20 55 55 or on www.louvre.fr

Richelieu

 Reservations: +33 (0)1 40 20 55 00.

Natixis US Corporate and Investment Banking Sothebys

American Friends of the Louvre salutes

The Annenberg Foundation

for its major support of the development of educational tools to enable the Louvre to better serve its visitors. American Friends of the Louvre a notfor-profit public charity was founded to strengthen ties between the Louvre and its American visitors. For more information or to make a donation online, go to: www.aflouvre.org

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Richelieu wing
- 14th-17th century French Paintings - German, Flemish and Dutch paintings (Northern European schools) - Decorative arts (Middle Ages, Renaissance, 17th and 19th centuries) - Napolon III apartments - French sculptures - Mesopotamia and ancient Iran - Islamic Art

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- 17th, 18th, 19th-century French Paintings - 17th, 18th and 19th-century Drawings and pastels - 17th, 18th-century Decorative arts - Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities - Pharaonic Egypt - Ancient Iran, Arabia and the Levant - History of the Louvre and Medieval Louvre

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featuring Louvre publications 5 Espace services billetterie 6  Socit des amis du Louvre 7  Shop selling items for young people 8 Bookstore

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Information desk Reception desk  for information and advice on visiting the museum.

desks for groups This is the meeting point and point of departure for: - G roup tours (both independent groups and groups with a museum tour guide) - Activities and private tours.

Guide/map subject to modifications. Graphic design: Atelier Takavoir/B. Pell/Muse du Louvre. Art consultant: P. Bernard. Cover drawing: G. Nicot, Chief architect and curator for the Domaine national du Louvre et des Tuileries. Project coordinator: A. Giroux, Muse du Louvre. Photo credits: D.R./Muse du Louvre. Printing: Technigraphic. 11/2010..

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Colossal Statue of Ramesses II

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Aphrodite, known as the Venus de Milo

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The Winged Victory of Samothrace

The consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I, J.L.David

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The Lacemaker, J. Vermeer

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Gabrielle dEstres and Her Sister

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