The French museum is launching a database with information on three quarters of the works of art it houses.
The Louvre is still closed due to coronavirus restrictions. But in an effort to keep its many masterpieces accessible to the world’s population, it has updated itself digitally.
In addition to revamping the website, a comprehensive database of the catalog with images and descriptions of 480,000 works has been put online, three quarters of the museum’s total number of works. This is the first time that the collection has been made accessible online. It is available in French and English.
Among the most famous works in the Louvre are La Gioconda or Mona Lisa, the Codex Hammurapi, the Nike of Samothrace, the Venus de Milo, and The Liberty Leads the People.
The aim of this initiative is to bring the Louvre’s treasures “out of lockdown, including the most overlooked”, according to the museum’s director, Jean-Luc Martinez. The digital collection is to be expanded soon.
In addition, the new website will show the scientific work associated with the works. Entitled “Journey hand in hand with the Louvre”, it offers everything from articles and podcasts to concerts and virtual experiences – including interactive tours through some rooms thanks to a digital 3D reconstruction.