They came, they are all here.
Busts of emperors in series, sculptures of gods and goddesses, incredibly ornate reliefs of rich sarcophagi, marble stelae or bronze tables, frescoes from Pompeii and mosaics from Antioch, arms and armor of gladiators, packs of legionnaires, tableware collected to the treasure of Boscoreale… Visitors widen their eyes, who do not know that at the Louvre the apartments of Anne of Austria, under construction, will not reopen until 2023 and discover in Lens a unique collection in the world, Italy except.
It is that of the Roman masterpieces of the Louvre, which usually occupy these spaces.
They have temporarily found a comfortable asylum in this regional branch of the museum.
To discover
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Discover the “Best of the Goncourt Prize” collection
The managers, Cécile Giroire, director of the Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, and Martin Szewczyk, one of its curators, took the opportunity to imagine a more educational presentation.
Result: in the huge white volume that spares…
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