Off the wire
• Half of today's work activities could be automated by 2055: McKinsey  • 1st Ld: China's trade surplus down 9.1 pct in 2016  • 1st LD-Writethru: Cuba welcomes end of U.S. "wet foot/dry foot" immigration policy  • Interview: President Xi's Davos attendance to show China a stability factor, key decision-maker in int'l community  • Xinhua China news advisory --Jan. 13  • 2nd LD Writethru: S. Korea's central bank freezes interest rates at 1.25 pct  • 30 people killed in yellow fever outbreak in Brazil  • Aussie offshore detention program criticized in human rights report  • Mexico blames peso's slide on economic pessimism  • Tokyo shares rally in morning following sharp fall previous day  
You are here: 　 Home

National Museum unveils Louvre treasures

Xinhua, January 13, 2017 Adjust font size:

The National Museum of China Friday opened an exhibition featuring 126 treasures from France's Louvre Museum.

The "Invention of Louvre" exhibition is divided into five parts: the Royal Palace and Royal Collection, the Louvre and the Enlightenment Movement, the Napoleon Museum, from the Royal Palace to the World Museum and Today's Louvre.

It gathers 126 treasures from a time period spanning Ancient Egypt to the 19th century. The exhibition also traces the history of the Louvre dating back to the 12th century.

Chinese Culture Minister Luo Shugang said that exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and French museums showcased the two civilizations' appreciation and respect of each other and their common desire to protect the world's cultural diversity.

Louvre Museum director Jean-Luc Martinez said that the exhibition and the cooperation between the Louvre and the National Museum of China would promote mutual understanding in culture and exchanges in world heritage protection.

The exhibition will run until March 31. Endi