"Inventing le Louvre" proposes a large, brilliant selection of works and masterworks from all the Louvre's departments.
It explores the history of the Louvre from modern times, marked by renovations and profound changes (architectural, functional and museographical), to the origins of the very idea of the museum, born from the royal collections of François I and Louis XIV. Along the way, the exhibition explores the contributions of Napoleon I and the visionary ideas of the "Republics" and intellectual movements that followed. Throughout the 20th century, the Louvre Museum continued to expand, increasing the number of outstanding collections. This led to the museum's frequent introduction of new financial and administrative means to keep its vitality and charm as one of the most important museums in the world.
- The exhibition illustrates the diversity and richness of the museum's collections, displaying paintings, sculptures, ceramics, tapestries, etc. The artworks in the collection are also from different periods.
- Visitors will “meet” the key people involved in developing the Louvre and Beijing's Forbidden City, and discover the similarities in development of the two palaces, giving people a better understanding of cultural exchanges between France and China.
Opening hours:
Monday, Wednesday to Friday: 10am - 6pm
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 10am - 7pm
Closed on Tuesdays (except public holidays)
Credit: Image of Hong Kong Heritage Museum, News GovHK
Age
6+
Price
Adult/成人: 20 HKD
Group of 20 persons or More/ 20人或以上團體: 14 HKD
Discount/優惠票: 10 HKD (Full-time students, people with disabilities and one accompanying carer, senior citizens aged 60 or above/全日制學生、殘疾人士及一名同行照料者及60歲或以上高齡人士)
Telephone number
+(852) 2180 8188
Links
Address
Hong Kong1 Man Lam Road, Sha Tin, Hong Kong.
How to get there?
By MTR:
Alight at Che Kung Temple Station (Exit A) and then a 5-minute walk or at Sha Tin Station (Exit A) and then a 15-minute walk.
By Bus:
Please, see the map here.
Friendly Reminder
Due to the limited spaces at the public carpark of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, visitors are advised to come by public transport on peak days, i.e. weekends and public holidays.