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<\/p>\nThere is nothing like spending a rainy afternoon at a museum, soaking in the beauty and wonder of art and history. Now the Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, is letting you do that right from home.<\/p>\n
The French museum has released an online platform featuring all of the museum’s artworks, consisting of more than 480,000 pieces, the Louvre announced Friday in a press release.<\/p>\n
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Art lovers and researchers alike will now be able to view the entire Louvre collection online for free.<\/p>\n
The website showcases artworks from collections at the museum’s eight departments, ranging from Islamic art and Renaissance sculptures to Egyptian antiquities and paintings from artists all over the world.<\/p>\n
“Today, the Louvre is dusting off its treasures, even the least-known,” Jean-Luc Martinez, the president and director of the Louvre, said in a statement. “For the first time, anyone can access the entire collection of works from a computer or smartphone for free, whether they are on display in the museum, on loan, even long-term, or in storage.”<\/p>\n
“The Louvre’s stunning cultural heritage is all now just a click away!” he added. “I am sure that this digital content is going to further inspire people to come to the Louvre to discover the collections in person.”<\/p>\n
Visitors can search through the museum’s massive collections through simple or advanced searches, entries by curatorial department, or themed albums, the release said.<\/p>\n
The website has an interactive map that allows people to explore the museum and every one of its artworks room by room. <\/p>\n
The website will be updated regularly by museum experts as the museum’s collection slowly expands, according to the release.<\/p>\n
Lockdown restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic shuttered the Louvre in late October, leaving world-famous artworks like “Venus de Milo,” “Liberty Leading the People” and the “Mona Lisa” without their usual crowds of admirers.<\/p>\n
While the museum is still closed to visitors, the Louvre is now undergoing long-planned renovations.<\/p>\n