Adventures in the Louvre, How to fall in love with the world’s greatest museum. #book
Oh la la ! A book about Paris, art and the Louvre: what more do you want ?!
I read about this new book on Vogue and it sounds fascinating – a must buy. read here
“Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World’s Greatest Museum, Elaine Sciolino turns to perhaps her most formidable subject yet. A storied institution, the Louvre is currently in a state of flux: After reports on its “dire” conditions leaked to the press, President Emmanuel Macron announced a major, $800 million renewal effort—including plans to give the Mona Lisa her own gallery (something Sciolino had earlier suggested in this book). The world’s most visited museum is now undergoing an upheaval of its own—and Sciolino, true to form, was there to witness the revolution.”
‘The Louvre is the most famous museum in the world, attracting millions of visitors every year with its masterpieces. In Adventures in the Louvre, Elaine Sciolino immerses herself in this magical space and helps us fall in love with what was once a forbidding fortress.
Exploring galleries, basements, rooftops, and gardens, Sciolino demystifies the Louvre, introducing us to her favorite artworks, both legendary and overlooked, and to the people who are the museum’s lifeblood: the curators, the artisans producing frames and engravings, the builders overseeing restorations, the firefighters protecting the aging structure.
Blending investigative journalism, travelogue, history, and memoir, Sciolino walks her readers through the museum’s front gates and immerses them in its irresistible, engrossing world of beauty and culture. Adventures in the Louvre reveals the secrets of this grand monument of Paris and basks in its timeless, seductive power.’ BUY here .
