Taxis Palais-Royal- M Musée du Louvre Entrance Taxis 99, rue de Rivoli Taxis Passage Richelieu Rue de Rivoli M Louvre-Rivoli Passage Richelieu Tuileries Gardens Pyramid Entrances Galerie main Cour Carrée du Carrousel entrance Entrance Porte des Lions Entrance Porte des Lions The Seine Plan / Information English The Collections Oriental Antiquities Egyptian Antiquities Greek, Etruscan and Paintings Sculptures Objets d’art Arts of Islam Prints and Drawings History of the Louvre This department pre- Created by Jean- Roman Antiquities The collections in this European Sculpture, The collections in this Works from various Access to the Graphic and Medieval Louvre sents the civilisations of François Champollion, This department department cover the from the Late Middle department come from Mediterranean coun- Arts Department, Two rooms and an the Ancient Near-East, this department includes works from history of European Ages to the mid-19th every era: items from tries, from Iran, consisting of the archaeological circuit which go back to illustrates the art three ancient civilisa- painting from the mid- century, is to be found the Middle Ages and Central Asia and India, Drawing Cabinet present the history and 7000 BC and succeeded of Ancient Egypt from tions: Greece, Etruria 13th century to the in this department. the Renaissance, which formed the (more than 100,000 architectural development one another in two different view- and Rome. On the mid-19th century. They The collections, which decorative arts from lands of Islam are works), the Edmond de of the Louvre palace. Mesopotamia, Iran points: a chronological ground floor, a are divided into three mainly include French the 17th and 18th exhibited in this Rothschild Collection and the countries of circuit, from the earliest chronological circuit, main groups: the French works, also contain centuries, the Crown department. Some of and an engraved the Levant, an immense times to Cleopatra, based on marble School, which has the many significant pieces Jewels, 19th century the works are from the copper plate collection, territory stretching and a thematic circuit statuary, contains works largest number of from Italy, Spain and items and furniture, royal French collections. is by prior arrangement from the Mediterranean illustrating certain starting from the third works, the Italian and Northern Europe. Napoleon-III apart- Most of these are only. The very fine but to India. aspects of Egyptian millennium BC up to Spanish Schools, and the ments, etc. ceramics, metals, extremely fragile civilisation. Two the 6th century AD. Northern European The 18th century decorative ivories, woods, carpets works are on display sections devoted to The collection on the Schools (German, art galleries are under and paintings dating in regular temporary Coptic Egypt and first floor is organised Flemish and Dutch refurbishment until 2011. from the 7th to the exhibitions and This major restoration Roman Egypt complete according to the tech- Schools). is made possible by 19th centuries. on a rota basis in the the display. niques and materials the generous support of museum’s main the High Museum of Art, The Arts of Islam galleries Arts of Africa, Asia, used: bronzes and will be closed as of January exhibition rooms. (Atlanta, Georgia) and jewellery, silverware, 2008. New exhibition Oceania and the Americas Mrs. Anne Cox Chambers, spaces dedicated to these glassware, figurines Accenture, This selection of works, collections will open in the UPS, Turner Broadcasting on display in the Louvre Gallery opening hours and terracotta vases. Cour Visconti in 2010. System Inc., The Coca-Cola since April 2000, belongs A weekly chart specifies which galleries are open Company, Delta Air Lines, or closed for each day of the week. It can be consulted www.louvre.fr AXA Art Insurance to the collection of the at the entrance to the Pyramid, at the information for further information Corporation and The Sara musée du quai Branly. desk and on www.louvre.fr on the collections Giles Moore Foundation. Cultural facilities and services Practicalities i i Information Desk Disabled Visitors To make your visit Regulations for Visitors Gourmet restaurant Postal address General Information Tickets Carte Paris - Under the Pyramid. 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Video surveillance The fees and information in this document is used in the museum are subject to change. Self-Portrait (A. Dürer) The Card-Sharper 2nd Floor (G. de La Tour) Germanic Paintings French Paintings Prints and French Drawings German, Flemish The Lacemaker and Dutch Paintings (J. Vermeer) Pierrot, German, Flemish once called Gilles and Dutch Drawings (J.-A.