The Louvre : the many lives of the world's most famous museum /

"Some nine million people from all over the world flock to the Louvre each year to enjoy its incomparable art collection. Yet few of them are aware of the remarkable history of that place and of the buildings themselves-a fascinating story that historian James Gardner elegantly chronicles in th...

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Main Author: Gardner, James, 1960- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2020.
Edition:First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
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