Welcome to the Louvre – prepare your visit, explore the palace and museum collections and check out the latest news

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Where better than the Louvre to get a sense of these great artworks? The palace is home to some of the world’s most iconic pieces – paintings, sculptures, architectural elements and art objects by famous or anonymous artists of many different origins and eras.

Explore the former palace of the kings of France, now the largest museum in the world, and dive into its collection, encompassing nearly 10,000 years of art history.

Visit the museum rooms and galeries, admire the palace architecture and enjoy the views!

Préparez votre visite, découvrez les lieux emblématiques du palais et les collections du musée et suivez l'actualité du Louvre et des Tuileries.

The Collections database consists of entries for more than 500,000 works in the Musée du Louvre and Musée National Eugène-Delacroix. Updated on a daily basis, it is the result of the continuous research and documentation efforts carried out by teams of experts from both museums.

From a Medieval fortress to the largest museum in the world – discover the history of the palace’s most iconic rooms and the artworks they shelter

Figure out what you want to see and which entrance you should use to access the museum.

Discover the Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, the Venus de Milo, and other masterpieces of the Louvre with trained guides who take you through the museum’s most impressive spaces, such as the medieval moat, giving you a …