Winged Victory of Samothrace: Visitor Guide The Winged Victory of Samothrace (Nike of Samothrace) stands at the top of the Daru Staircase (Room 703) in the Louvre’s Denon Wing, Level 1. Carved from Parian marble around 190 BCE, she depicts the Greek goddess Nike descending onto the prow of a warship. The statue is 2.75 … Read more
Venus de Milo at the Louvre: Complete Visitor Guide The Venus de Milo is displayed in Room 345 of the Sully Wing, Level 0, in the Galerie des Antiques. Carved in Parian marble around 150–125 BCE, she stands just over 2 metres tall and depicts Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. She was discovered in … Read more
Top 20 Must-See Artworks at the Louvre The Louvre’s 20 must-see artworks span five millennia — from ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian treasures to Italian Renaissance masterpieces and French Neoclassical paintings. The “big three” are the Mona Lisa (Denon Wing, Room 711), Venus de Milo (Sully Wing, Room 345), and Winged Victory of Samothrace (Denon Wing, … Read more
Mona Lisa at the Louvre: The Complete Visitor Guide The Mona Lisa (La Joconde in French) is displayed in Room 711, Salle des États, in the Louvre’s Denon Wing, Level 1. The painting is 77 × 53 cm and was painted by Leonardo da Vinci between approximately 1503 and 1519. She sits behind bulletproof glass … Read more
Louvre Italian Renaissance Paintings: Complete Visitor Guide The Louvre’s Italian Renaissance painting collection is one of the world’s greatest — second only to the Uffizi in Florence. Most of the collection is displayed along the Grande Galerie (Denon Wing, Level 1), a 460-metre corridor running parallel to the Seine. Key works include Leonardo da Vinci’s … Read more
Louvre Hidden Gems: Off-the-Beaten-Path Masterpieces The Louvre’s lesser-known masterpieces deliver nearly empty galleries and quality viewing time that the big three (Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory) can’t match. Notable hidden gems include Vermeer’s Astronomer, the Sleeping Hermaphrodite, the Napoleon III Apartments, the Cour Marly courtyards, the Sully Wing medieval moat, Fra Angelico’s Coronation … Read more
Louvre Greek & Roman Antiquities: Complete Visitor Guide The Louvre’s Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities contains over 45,000 objects across the Sully and Denon Wings. The highlights include the Venus de Milo (Sully, Room 345), the Winged Victory of Samothrace (Daru Staircase, Denon), the Borghese Gladiator, the Sleeping Hermaphrodite, the Diana of Gabii, … Read more
Louvre Egyptian Antiquities: Complete Visitor Guide The Louvre’s Egyptian Antiquities collection contains over 50,000 objects spanning nearly 5,000 years of ancient Egyptian civilisation. It’s displayed across two levels of the Sully Wing. Level 0 focuses on daily life, religion, funerary practices, and monumental architecture (including the Great Sphinx of Tanis in the Crypt of the … Read more
Apollo Gallery & French Crown Jewels: What to Know in 2026 The Louvre’s Apollo Gallery (Galerie d’Apollon) has been closed to visitors since October 19, 2025, following a daring daylight theft of eight pieces of the French Crown Jewels valued at approximately €88 million. As of April 2026, the gallery remains closed with no reopening … Read more
