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The Louvre produces press releases and kits (Acrobat® PDF format) relating to the collections, temporary exhibitions, and events in the Auditorium. The online archives contain releases dating back to 1998. Please contact a press officer for press inquiries only.

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Latest Press Releases and Press Kits
<b>Joseph Kosuth</b><br>  <i>Ni apparence ni illusion
Thursday, October 22 2009
Exhibitions and displays : Current
 

Joseph Kosuth ‘Neither Appearance nor Illusion’

Sentences written in French using neon tubing are suspended along the walls of the medieval Louvre. Joseph Kosuth, a major figure of the contemporary international art scene, temporarily lays claim to the excavated ancient Louvre, offering visitors a dense and luminous work.
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Press release Joseph Kosuth
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Dossier de presse Joseph Kosuth (1 351 ko)
Tiziano Vecellio, dit Titien (1488/90-1576),  Vénus  au miroir,  Huile sur toile,  1, 25 x 1, 05 m  National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, Inv. 1937.1.34
Thursday, September 17 2009
Exhibitions and displays : Current
 

Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese... Venetian Rivalry

In Venice from 1540 to 1590, Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese—to mention only the most famous—vied with each other in pictorial prowess. This artistic rivalry fostered a profusion of ideas and innovation that would make Venice a major hub of artistic creation.
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Press release Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese... Venetian Rivalry (241 ko)
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Dossier de presse Rivalités à Venise (1 546 ko)
Saturday, July 18 2009
CD-ROMs, DVDs & videos : -1
 

Museum Lab, sixth presentation – Portraits of Women in Egypt 1800 Years Ago

Opening of the sixth presentation of the Louvre - DNP Museum Lab in Tokyo featuring three portraits of women from Roman-Egyptian antiquity (2nd century AD).
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Museum Lab Press release
<b>Pierre Jahan</b><br>  <i>L'ascension de la Victoire de Samothrace</i>
Thursday, May 07 2009
 

The Louvre During the War - Photographs 1938–1947

Through a remarkable grouping of 56 photographs, this exhibition invites visitors to discover the life of the Louvre during the Second World War.
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Press release The Louvre During the War
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Dossier de presse Le Louvre pendant la guerre
Xenon for Paris, 2001-09
Wednesday, April 01 2009
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The Louvre Pyramid at Twenty

The Louvre pays tribute to Ieoh Ming Pei with a special series of events during the month of April 2009.
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Press release The Louvre Pyramid at twenty
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Reviews of the Web Site

Revues de presse
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Reviews of the Web Site
Everyone has been talking about the Louvre's Web site! Here is a selection of articles from French and non-french publications.

Annual Reviews

Couverture rapport d'activité 2006
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Annual reviews
The museum's mission and aims, defined by a three-year "contract of objectives and means."

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Agenda
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What's on at the Louvre
All the activities and events of the day, month, and season.