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The conservation treatment of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, funded by the 2018 'Become a Patron!' campaign, began in November 2022 and will be completed before the summer of 2024. This restoration aims to return the monument to its former glory.

In late 2019, three papyri, known as the ‘Reverseaux Papyri’ after their first owner, entered the Louvre. One of them, the ‘Reverseaux I Papyrus’, is an anthology of scribal writings of exceptional interest. 

From 13 July 2022 to 23 January 2023, the Musée National Eugène-Delacroix invites visitors to discover its permanent collections through the lens of Delacroix's colours. From the reds and ochres of the Orient to Prussian blue and cobalt green, via the black and white of engraving, this is an opportunity to explore Delacroix's palette in a thematic selection of works by the painter, exhibited in his home and place of creation.

The ‘Delacroix and Nature’ exhibition, from 16 March to 27 June 2022, invites you into the painter’s last apartment and studio for a discovery of his ties to nature. Within the intimate setting of the museum and its charming garden, escape to a peaceful haven of nature at the heart of Paris.

After The Massacre at Chios in 2019, the restoration campaign for Eugène Delacroix's large format paintings continued in 2021 with Women of Algiers in their Apartment.

With a new themed presentation of its collection, placing special emphasis on recent acquisitions and conservation work, the Musée National Eugène-Delacroix invites visitors to uncover the secrets behind the Romantic painter’s monumental decoration. The exhibition runs from 11 September 2021 to 28 February 2022.

During the winter of 2016–2017, the Louvre launched a major online fundraising campaign to conserve and reconstruct the tomb chapel of Akhethotep, a high official of the Egyptian Old Kingdom. The reconstruction is now complete and visitors to the Louvre can admire this ancient Egyptian masterpiece once again. Here’s the story of this exceptional conservation project.

From 16 December 2020 to 23 August 2021, the Musée National Eugène-Delacroix invites visitors to the encounter between a great painter and a great writer from the 19th century, at a time when all of Europe was captivated by the Greek struggle for independence.

To ensure the smooth progress of renovations in the Salle des États and maintain optimal visiting conditions, the Musée du Louvre has decided to temporarily transfer the Mona Lisa to the Galerie Médicis (room 801, level 2, Richelieu wing). The painting will remain there from July 17 until work in the Salle des États is completed at the beginning of October 2019.