There’s nothing like spending a rainy afternoon in a museum enjoying the beauty and wonders of art and history. Now you can do that straight from home at the Louvre, the world’s most visited museum.
The website features works of art from collections of the museum’s eight departments, ranging from Islamic art and Renaissance sculptures to Egyptian antiquities and paintings by artists around the world.
“Today, the Louvre is dusting off its treasures, even the least known,” Jean-Luc Martinez, the Louvre’s president and director, said in a statement. “For the first time, everyone has free access to the entire collection of works from a computer or smartphone, whether they are on display in the museum, on loan, even long-term or in storage.”
“The Louvre’s stunning cultural heritage is now all just a click away!” he added. “I’m sure this digital content will further inspire people to come to the Louvre to discover the collections in person.”
Visitors can search the museum’s vast collections through simple or advanced searches, submissions by curatorial department, or themed albums, the release said.
The website will be regularly updated by museum experts as the museum’s collection slowly grows, the publication said.