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1) Francofonia
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Explore the Louvre Museum and the relevant meditation on the essential relationship between art, culture, and history.
2) Louvre city
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What happens at the Louvre Museum when it is closed to the public? During the Grand Louvre extensive renovations, the museum opens its doors to a film crew for the first time. People are seen moving paintings and reorganizing rooms. Miles of underground corridors and galleries cross each other. Little by little, the secret, and sometimes comical, mundane, sublime, and fascinating world of one of the most famous museums in the world is revealed. A...
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Provides an inside look at the work of celebrated architects and some of their most brilliant creations. Examines the saltworks of Arc-and-Senans built by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux in the late 18th century and the influence of this monumental factory on other architects. Looks at the Maison de Verre or the house of glass, designed by Pierre Chareau and completed in 1932, as an example of playful avant-garde architecture that was built around the top floor...