Musée du Louvre

Atelier créatif au jardin : Le cyanotype

Join a creative cyanotype workshop in the Louvre's garden, where you’ll learn the blue-toned cyanotype printing process and make botanical sun-prints. This hands-on session blends art-making with a stroll through the museum’s verdant surroundings, suitable for beginners and curious visitors alike.

Journées européennes des métiers d'art 2026

Join the Louvre for Journées européennes des métiers d'art 2026, a celebration of crafts and métiers d’art with demonstrations and displays by master artisans. Experience hands-on creativity inside the museum and discover how traditional techniques meet contemporary design.

Martin Schongauer: Le Bel Immortel — Louvre

Explore the life and masterful engravings of Martin Schongauer (Colmar, c.1445–1491) in this Louvre presentation. The exhibition highlights his intricate copper engravings and influence on early Renaissance printmaking, enriching Paris' famed museum.

Visite guidée enfant au Louvre

A semi-private 1.5-hour guided visit at the Louvre designed for children from age 7. This family-friendly tour highlights major masterpieces in an engaging way, offering a memorable Paris art experience under a friendly guide.

Voix sculptées

Voix sculptées at Musée du Louvre blends sculpture and sound in a curated exhibition, inviting visitors to hear voice as form within the museum's historic galleries. The installation-rich display invites reflection on materiality, acoustics, and how speech shapes sculpture.

Musique du corps et de l’âme

At the Louvre, Musique du corps et de l’âme invites visitors to explore how body and sound intertwine through art installations and musical elements in the museum's historic galleries. A contemplative exhibit that fuses sculpture, performance, and sound to illuminate embodiment.

Savon à sculpter

Participate in a hands-on soap sculpting workshop at the Musée du Louvre. Guided by artisans, you’ll carve scented soap into small sculptures, blending craft with art in the iconic museum setting. A creative, family-friendly activity that turns sculpture into a unique museum experience.

Louvre Spring Holidays 2026

During the Spring Holidays 2026, the Louvre hosts family-friendly activities and exhibitions inside its iconic galleries. Join in for a daytime program at Musée du Louvre, Paris, and discover world-class art amid special seasonal programming.

Du vent dans les ailes. La victoire de Samothrace

Explore the wind-swept narrative of Nike's Victory of Samothrace in this Louvre exhibition. The show recontextualizes the marble masterpiece within the museum's grand galleries, inviting visitors to experience motion, light, and triumph through history, sculpture, and storytelling.

Le Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris au Louvre

Experience the Paris Opera Ballet performing a refined classical program inside the Louvre's historic galleries. This collaboration blends exquisite dance with the museum's iconic architecture, offering an elegant evening of world-class ballet amid masterpieces.

Dessin d'après modèle vivant

Beau travail

Beau Travail at the Musée du Louvre offers an art-focused program in a historic setting. An exhibition-style event blending cinema and visual arts, it invites visitors to explore themes of movement, memory, and French culture on April 24, 2026 at 12:30 UTC.

Le corps à l’écran

Le corps à l’écran at the Louvre investigates how bodies are staged and interpreted on screen, pairing photography, sculpture and video across the galleries. The exhibition traces changing representations of corporeality in cinema and digital media, offering a thought-provoking look at media culture.

L’année dernière à Marienbad

Screening of the classic 1961 film Last Year at Marienbad at the Louvre. A surreal, nonlinear meditation on memory presented as part of the museum's cinema program.

Médée

Médée, an art exhibition at the Louvre in Paris, opens on 25 April 2026 at 12:30 and presents works that reinterpret the Medea myth across periods in the museum's grand galleries. The show situates the myth within a rich art-historical context, inviting visitors to explore its evolving meanings.

Visite Guidee Chefs d Oeuvre Louvre

A 90-minute family-friendly guided tour at the Louvre designed for children aged 7–12, where masterpieces are explained in an engaging way. This educational walk blends art appreciation with kid-friendly activities in the museum’s iconic galleries, ideal for families visiting Paris.

Hortense Belhôte \u0026 Iris Brey : La femme nue par elle-même

At the Louvre, Hortense Belhôte and Iris Brey discuss 'La femme nue par elle-même,' exploring self-portraiture, representation, and the gaze in art. A curatorial talk set in Paris's iconic museum, blending gendered art history with contemporary perspectives.

La Belle et la Bête

Experience the Louvre's special exhibition La Belle et la Bête, exploring the beloved fairy tale through art and artifacts gathered within the historic halls. The show blends painting, sculpture, and design to illuminate French cultural heritage behind the timeless story.

La Belle Noiseuse (Divertimento)

An immersive Louvre event in Paris titled La Belle Noiseuse (Divertimento) that pairs select artworks with musical/divertimento motifs. Visitors explore cinema-inspired connections across the galleries through curator-led insights, in a refined museum setting.

Yesemek: atelier de sculptures hittites en plein air

At the Louvre in Paris, this open-air workshop explores Hittite sculpture from Yesemek through guided demonstrations and hands-on activities. Visitors learn ancient carving techniques and gain insights into early Anatolian art, blending archaeology with museum lore in a vivid, accessible setting.

Michel-Ange Rodin. Corps vivants

A scholarly lecture at the Louvre's Auditorium exploring Michelangelo and Rodin, with a focus on the living body in sculpture. The talk links Renaissance and modern form, offering fresh art-history insights into 'Corps vivants' and the artists' sculptural dialogue, guided by curators.

Découvertes majeures à Tusculum (Italie)

An evocative Louvre Auditorium lecture on major discoveries at Tusculum, Italy, presented by museum scholars. Discoveries in Tusculum shed light on ancient Roman life and archaeology, set in a prestigious Paris museum amid rich history and artifacts.

Prieur de la Marne revisits Dreyer's Passion of Jeanne d'Arc

At the Louvre, Prieur de la Marne revisits Carl Theodor Dreyer's silent classic, La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc. This curated screening offers a fresh analytical perspective on a landmark of world cinema within the museum's intimate galleries. An intelligent, artsy event for cinema lovers and museum goers alike.

La Porte du palais Stanga révélée

An art exhibition at the Louvre unveiling the Gate of the Stanga palace, highlighting its historical significance and the craftsmanship of its design. The display invites visitors to explore the palace gate’s restoration narrative and its link to Parisian heritage.

Giuseppe Penone: Rechercher dans la nature, mémoire du vivant

At the Louvre, Giuseppe Penone's exhibition explores how nature becomes memory through tactile, nature-infused sculpture. The show invites visitors to reflect on transformation and living material within a historic museum setting, offering a contemplative encounter with contemporary art.

Michel Dorigny (1616-1665). Vouet en héritage

A Louvre-hosted lecture exploring Michel Dorigny and the Vouet heritage in 17th-century French painting, tracing stylistic links and the artists' influence within the French Baroque. Set in the Louvre Auditorium, this talk illuminates lineage and legacy for art lovers.

Corot au fil des pages

Join a curator-led lecture at the Louvre's Auditorium exploring Corot's landscape painting and its interpretation through pages of his work and related masterpieces. A focused, scholarly look at 19th-century French art in a world-renowned setting.

Liszt en Italie

An evening lecture at the Louvre Auditorium examining Franz Liszt's Italian years, travels, and influence on his music. The talk situates Liszt within Italian culture and performance practice, offering historical insights in a prestigious museum setting.

Armenian History Lecture at the Louvre

ORLAN 1

A contemporary art exhibition at the Louvre spotlighting ORLAN's body-art practice and provocative installations. The show blends sculpture and concept within the museum's historic spaces to explore identity and transformation.

Le Maroc et les arts de l'Islam au musée

Join a Louvre-based lecture at the Auditorium examining Morocco and the arts of Islam. The talk surveys historical influences, motifs, and masterworks in the collection, offering fresh perspectives on cultural exchange.

La Vierge au buisson de roses

Attend a Louvre lecture in the Auditorium centered on La Vierge au buisson de roses. The talk traces the painting's history, symbolism, and artistic context, offering expert insights in a refined museum setting.

L’eau primordiale – Leçons de Mésopotamie

A Louvre Auditorium lecture exploring Mesopotamian civilization through the theme of water. Scholars examine irrigation, city life and myth to reveal how water shaped early society, politics, and culture. A formal, museum-style talk that brings ancient Mesopotamia to life.

Sonnets de Michel-Ange

An in-depth Louvre Auditorium lecture examining Michelangelo's sonnets and their role in Renaissance poetry. Explore the poet’s verse, its historical context, and how these intimate poems illuminate Michelangelo's broader artistic world beyond sculpture. Free with museum admission or ticket.

Concerts classiques

Experience classical music at the Louvre as concerts classiques fill its grand galleries. An elegant indoor program highlights timeless masterpieces set in the museum’s legendary spaces, offering a refined, music-filled afternoon in Paris.

Indefinito

An evening lecture at the Louvre's Auditorium titled Indefinito. This history-focused talk invites attendees to explore themes surrounding the exhibit and its significance, in a formal setting inside one of Paris's premier museums. Free or ticket-included; 8:00 PM on May 30, 2026.

Scénographier une exposition: Michel-Ange et Rodin

An expert Louvre Auditorium lecture on scenographing an exhibition about Michel-Ange and Rodin, exploring display design, visitor experience, and curatorial storytelling in a world-class museum setting.

Rodin et Michel-Ange, le chant des statues

A Louvre Auditorium lecture exploring the dialogue between Rodin and Michelangelo, tracing how statue-making from antiquity to modern expression shapes their works. The evening invites visitors to compare style, material, and myth in one of the world’s great sculpture collections, with expert context from museum curators.

Trois regards sur un artiste

An evening lecture at the Louvre's Auditorium titled 'Trois regards sur un artiste' presenting three perspectives on a single artist. Scholars examine the artist's oeuvre from different angles, blending art-history insight with the museum setting in a formal, engaging program.

Biggeh (Égypte). Renaissance d'un trésor oublié

At the Louvre Auditorium, this lecture examines the Renaissance of a forgotten Egyptian treasure, tracing its journey from antiquity to modern rediscovery. A scholarly, accessible exploration of Egyptology, museum history, and the artifact's tale.

ORLAN 2

A Louvre lecture in the Auditorium offering insights into ORLAN's provocative body-art and its place in contemporary art history. The talk, hosted at Musée du Louvre, invites reflection on artistic identity, gender, and the boundaries of art.

Mythe du sculpteur / Sculpteur mythique

Join a Louvre lecture in the Auditorium as it explores the myth of the sculptor. The talk blends art history with myth to reveal how sculptors have been imagined and depicted, offering a thoughtful, museum-atmosphere deep-dive into sculpture and imagination at Paris' iconic museum.

Le Mariage de Maria Braun

Attend a thought‑provoking lecture at the Louvre’s Auditorium exploring Le Mariage de Maria Braun. The talk places Fassbinder’s film in postwar German cinema, offering historical context and cinematic analysis within Paris’s premier museum.

Concert d'ouverture des Étés du Louvre

Opening concert of the Étés du Louvre festival at the Louvre Auditorium. A refined classical program in the iconic museum setting, blending intimate acoustics with Paris’s summer cultural mood.

Le Studio : PLACE AU DESSIN !

Join Le Studio: Place au Dessin at the Louvre for a hands-on drawing studio led by museum educators. Draw from masterworks and practice techniques in a studio setting inside the galleries, blending creativity with Louvre ambiance.

ORLAN 3

An evening lecture at the Louvre's Auditorium exploring ORLAN's provocative body of work. This formal, intellectual talk situates ORLAN within contemporary art and gender discourse, offering insights inside the Musée du Louvre.