Louvre Museum
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Summary
Louvre Museum is an art museum[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of art museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59,066 views/month, #2 of 1,666).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: musée de France[3], label Tourisme et Handicap[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Seine[7]
- Instance of: national museum[8], archaeological museum[9], tourist attraction[10], production company[11]
- Architect: Pierre Lescot[12], Claude Perrault[13], Charles Le Brun[14], I. M. Pei[15]
- Founder: Napoleon[16]
- Owned by: Ministry of Culture of France[17]
- Operator: Service of the Museums of France[18]
- Named after: Louvre Palace[19]
- Location: Louvre Palace[20]
- Postal code: 75001[21]
- Part of: Établissement public du musée du Louvre[22]
- Commons category: Musée du Louvre[23]
- Has part(s): Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre[24], Department of Islamic Arts of the Louvre[25], Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre[26], Department of Near Eastern Antiquities of the Louvre[27], Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre[28], Department of Decorative Arts of the Louvre[29], Department of Paintings of the Louvre[30], Department of Sculptures of the Louvre[31], Louvre Conservation Center[32], Louvre-Lens[33], departement of the Byzantine Arts and the Eastern Christians in the Louvre Museum[34], Room 001[35], Guichets du Louvre[36], Voie de desserte intérieure[37]
- Inception: August 10, 1793[38]
- Located on street: rue de Rivoli[39]
- Significant event: restitution of Nazi-looted art[40], claim for restitution of an artwork[41], criminal investigation[42], robbery[43], 2025 Louvre robbery[44]
- Official website: https://www.louvre.fr/[45], https://www.louvre.fr/en/[46], https://www.louvre.fr/zh-hans[47], https://www.louvre.fr/es[48]
- Sponsor: Stephen A. Schwarzman[49]
- Topic's main category: Category:Louvre[50]
- Has facility: cloakroom[51]
- Main subject: art[52], antiquities[53]
- Commons gallery: Musée du Louvre[54]
- Email address: mailto:info@louvre.fr[55]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Louvre Museum include École du Louvre[56], a higher education institution[57], in France[58], founded in 1882[59], headquartered in Paris[60]; Carrousel du Louvre[61], a shopping center[62], in France[63], founded in 1993[64]; Louvre-Lens[65], an art museum[66], in France[67], founded in 2010[68]; Louvre Accord[69], a multilateral treaty[70]; and Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre[71], a metro station[72], in France[73].
Why It Matters
Louvre Museum has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[74] It is known by 117 alternative names across languages and contexts.[75]
It has been cited as an influence by Muhibbe Darga[76], an anthropologist[77], 1921–2018[78], of Turkey[79], specialised in Bronze Age[80].
Entities named for it include École du Louvre[56], a higher education institution[57], in France[58], founded in 1882[59], headquartered in Paris[60]; Carrousel du Louvre[61], a shopping center[62], in France[63], founded in 1993[64]; Louvre-Lens[65], an art museum[66], in France[67], founded in 2010[68]; Louvre Accord[69], a multilateral treaty[70]; and Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre[71], a metro station[72], in France[73].
FAQs
What awards did Louvre Museum receive?
Honors received include musée de France[3] and label Tourisme et Handicap[4].
Who did Louvre Museum influence?
Louvre Museum has been cited as an influence by Muhibbe Darga[76].