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Announced · Opens 4 Nov 2026

Louvre Photo

Robert Polidori, Au Louvre, 2003

Robert Polidori. Au Louvre, 2003. Photographie © Musée du Louvre / © Robert Polidori · License

Louvre Photo opens at Musée du Louvre, Paris, France, on November 4, 2026 and runs to May 3, 2027.

Last verified October 26, 2026 · Official source ↗

Featuring over 300 photographs, this exhibition examines how the Musée du Louvre, its galleries, artworks, and people have inspired photographers from the birth of the medium to the present day. The display highlights key moments in the institution's history alongside historic images from French archives and contemporary commissions.

Venue

  1. Musée du Louvre
    Paris, France · November 4, 2026 – May 3, 2027
    Opens 4 Nov

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Images

The Louvre's barrel-vaulted Grande Galerie under its glass roof, paintings hung along both walls and a crowd of visitors blurred by a long exposure

Robert Polidori, Au Louvre, 2003

Robert Polidori. Au Louvre, 2003. Photographie © Musée du Louvre / © Robert Polidori · License · Source ↗

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