His name is ‘Zeus’ and you all know him. The metal horse that galloped down the Seine during the Olympic opening ceremony will be on display at the Hôtel de Ville until 08 September 2024.
The largest surviving private collection of ancient Roman sculpture.This collection was assembled by the Torlonia princes throughout the 19th century, and is now being shown to the public for the first time since the mid-20th century in a series of special exhibitions.The first time the Torlonia marbles have been displayed outside Italy has been at the Louvre, in the restored flats of Anne of Austria, home to the permanent collections of ancient sculpture since the end of the 18th century and the birth of the Louvre Museum.This exhibition highlights masterpieces of ancient sculpture and invites visitors to contemplate the undisputed jewels of Roman art, as well as delving into the roots of museum history, in the Europe of the Enlightenment and the 19th century.Venue: Musée du LouvreDate: Until November 11th 2024Address: 75001 ParisPrice: €22Metro: Line 1 and 7 Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre stations
For the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Musée du Louvre is presenting an exhibition on the creation of the first modern Olympic Games at the end of the 19th century. The exhibition explores the political context of the time and the desire of the organisers to reinvent the competitions of ancient Greece.
From 9 February 2024, immerse yourself in the thousand-year-old history of the Egypt of the pharaohs through the emblematic treasures of this legendary civilisation.
From the outset, explore the unique cosmogony of ancient Egypt, with its epic tales of the birth of the world and the clashes of the gods, projected onto the walls of the Atelier des Lumières. Then follow the course of the sacred Nile, source of life and fertility, whose seasonal floods nourish a luxuriant flora and fauna.
On 21 July 1978, the subsoils of bustling Mexico City revealed one of the most exceptional secrets of Mesoamerica: the remains of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan, capital of the Mexica civilisation, long wrongly named Aztec, and its sacred enclosure, the Templo Mayor.
The 2024 Summer Olympic Games, officially named the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, will be held in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. The designation of the city was made official at the 131st IOC Session in Lima, Peru, on 13 September 2017.
The Johnny Hallyday Exhibition, which was a great success in Brussels, is now coming to Paris Expo Porte de Versailles until 19 June 2024. Spanning more than 3,000 square metres, the exhibition highlights the musical, stage and personal moments in Johnny Hallyday’s life.
