In the heart of the former mining basin of Hauts-de-France, a UNESCO World Heritage site, a Louvre of glass and light is revealed. Its elegant and innovative architecture and museography offer you a unique visiting experience.
Inaugurated in December 2012, envisioned and supported by an entire region and its people, the Louvre-Lens is now a symbol of renewal for the whole territory, an example of cultural democratisation, and a source of pride for its approximately 500,000 annual visitors.
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The Galerie du Temps, the museum's iconic space, permanently displays over 200 masterpieces from the Louvre's national collections. It offers a unique journey through the history of art, bringing together different periods, techniques, and civilisations, from the 4th millennium BC to the 19th century.
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Every year, major international temporary exhibitions offer a new perspective on the Louvre's collections, great civilisations, or universal subjects.
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More than just a museum, the Louvre-Lens is a cultural city whose mission is to provide a comprehensive artistic experience accessible to all.
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The Uffizi were Initially destined to accommodate the offices of the Florentine magistrates under Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Under the rule of his son Francesco I their first floor is turned into a private gallery designed to house the Medici's broad art collections. In 1743, the last surviving member of the family, Electress of the Palatinate Anna Maria Luisa, passes away and bequeaths this heritage to the city of Florence, where it will have to stay for ever.
Since 1765 the Uffizi museum has been offering to the public's eye the most magnificent panoramic view on the Italian artistic production from the 12th to the 18th century. In this richly adorned setting you can discover, besides the masterpiece of the great masters of the Italic Peninsula, splendid Greek and Roman antiquities but also works signed by the greatest painters from the French, Northern (Germany, Flanders, Netherlands) and Spanish schools.
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