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The Louvre - Nintendo 3DS audio guide

As part of a new partnership with Nintendo, the Louvre museum has launched an unusual tour guide using Nintendo 3DSTM. Constantly looking for ways to stimulate and entertain its 8.9 million annual visitors, the Louvre remains committed to its digital ventures: interactive and original, the Louvre - Nintendo 3DS audio guide offers museum visitors the best possible experience.

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Published on Jan 3, 2013

The Louvre invites J. M. G. Le Clézio – Museums are Worlds

The Louvre Museum’s guest of honor this season, Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, will be offering his own fresh perspective on the Louvre’s collections, through a multi-disciplinary program of events in the museum’s galleries and its auditorium. Museums are Worlds.

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Published on Dec 14, 2011

Léonard de Vinci, La Vierge à l'Enfant avec sainte Anne (après restauration) - Dim. 140 * 87 px

The Saint Anne, Leonardo da Vinci’s Ultimate Masterpiece

The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne is one of Leonardo da Vinci’s most ambitious compositions. Celebrated already by those having visited the Florentine master’s studio in the early stages of the painting’s conception, this work was the culmination of a long process occupying the artist during the last twenty years of his life. To this day, a number of questions remain unanswered, particularly as to the origin of the commission, how the painting evolved, and its early history. Recently, several historical and scientific discoveries have provided important clues, although without resolving all of the doubts surrounding this work.

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Published on Jan 14, 2013

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