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In-Depth Information
Richelieu wing (north, away from the river), displaying works from ancient Mesopotamia
(today's Iraq), as well as French, Dutch, and Northern art.
Expect Changes:
ThesprawlingLouvreisconstantlyshufflingitscollection.Rooms
close,andpiecescanbeonloanorinrestoration.Forexample,thefamous
WingedVictory
isscheduledtobeoutforrestorationuntilspringof2014.Beflexible.Ifyoudon'tfindthe
artwork you're looking for, ask the nearest guard for its new location.
Cost and Hours:
€11, free on first Sun of month, covered by Museum Pass, tickets
good all day, reentry allowed; Wed-Mon 9:00-18:00, Wed and Fri until 21:45 (except
on holidays), closed Tue, galleries start shutting 30 minutes before closing, last entry 45
minutes before closing; crowds worst in the morning (arrive 30 minutes before opening)
and all day Sun, Mon, and Wed; several cafés, tel. 01 40 20 53 17, recorded info tel. 01 40
20 51 51,
www.louvre.fr
.
Getting There:
It's at the Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre Métro stop. (The old
Louvre Métro stop, called Louvre-Rivoli, is farther from the entrance.) Bus #69 also runs
past the Louvre.
