Louvre Museum The museum opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings, the majority of the works being royal and confiscated church property. The Louvre became a public museum during the French Revolution. It is the world’s most-visited art museum, with a collection that spans work from ancient civilizations to the mid-19th century.The Louvre’s painting collection is one of the richest in the world. Every year, the Louvre now raises as much as it gets from the state, about €122 million.
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