LOUVRE MUSEUM IN FRANCE

The Louvre Museum in France is one of the most important sites to see in France. It is too big to see in a day, but if you have a few days then you can see the entire museum. The different types of antiques at the Louvre Museum in France include Oriental, Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Etruscan, paintings, a museum of decorative arts, and more.

The Oriental works in the Louvre Museum in France preserves works originating from the Indus to the Mediterranean areas from civilizations and cultures including the Neolithic period up to around 9500. These artifacts date back to 6000 years before Christ. Highlights from this museum come from Darius I’s palace at Susa and other Assyrian sculptures.

The antiques in the Louvre museum in France include artifacts from Napoleon’s raid into Egypt. Some of the ancient artifacts include ancient hieroglyphs. The Seated Scribe is something that you cannot miss.

Some of the Greek, Roman, and Etruscan highlights include collections of Cretans and Mycenian art. The Venus de Milo and the Nike of Samothrace must be seen.

The Louvre Museum contains over six thousand paintings of renaissance painters like the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci, Pisanello, and Rembrandt. The paintings from the Louvre Museum in France is the most important part of the museum that you must visit if you are short on time and must choose an area.

There is also a Museum of decorative arts that has an exceptional collection from Italian primitives, tapestries from the middle ages. You also can find drawings, plates, jewels, ceramics, glassware, and objects from the eighteenth century. There are over 200,000 items from this section of the museum. There are six different departments in chronological order organized by the different periods. Each room shows the stages of everyday life from the middle Ages to the twentieth century.

The Louvre Museum in France is an astounding collection of works from thousands and thousands of years ago. The buildings are a mix of classical architecture with a few touches of modern elements and the museum from he outside alone is worth viewing.