Musée du Louvre et jardin des Tuileries
Place du carrousel, 75001 Paris, France
The museum presents the art of the West from the Middle Ages to 1848, as well as the civilizations that preceded and influenced it. His works are divided into eight departments: Oriental antiques, Egyptian antiques, Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiques, and since the end of antiquity, arts of Islam, painting, sculpture, objects of art and graphic arts. In addition to these departments, there is a history section of the Louvre, highlighting the architectural and historical heritage of the building and a directorate in charge of the gardens and the works presented therein.
Tags
Musée de France, Beaux-Arts, Arts décoratifs, Société et civilisation
Access
Metro: Concorde (lines 1, 8 & 12), Tuileries (line 1), Pyramides (lines 7 & 14) and Palais-Royal-musée du Louvre (lines 1 and 7) / RER C Musée d'Orsay (cross the Seine by the bridge Léopold Sédar Senghor) Bus: lines 24, 48, 69 and 81 Vélib: 2 rue Cambon, 2 rue d'Alger, 5 rue de l'Échelle, 165 rue Saint-Honoré and Quai Anatole-France (left bank)
Ministère de la Culture - Direction générale des Patrimoines - Service des musées de France
