Louvre Museum
A universal encyclopedia of art and human history, housed in the ancient, beating heart of Paris.
The Louvre offers an unparalleled journey through civilization, from ancient Egypt and classical Greece to the mid-19th century. Its collection is famous for masterpieces of Italian Renaissance painting, with artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Veronese, and for the monumental canvases of French Romantics like Delacroix. Iconic works such as the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, and the Winged Victory of Samothrace are just the tip of an iceberg that includes hundreds of thousands of treasures.