Louvre Atlanta is a unique partnership between the Louvre museum in Paris and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. Beginning in the fall of 2006, and continuing for the next three years, the High will have on display nine exhibitions that will include works (paintings, drawings, and decorative art) from master artists like Rembrandt and Raphael that were owned by kings. The final year will be a modern focus on the Louvre's collection, and its future.
Louvre Atlanta takes place at the newly expanded and renovated High Museum of Atlanta in Midtown. In addition to the exhibits in the Anne Cox Chambers Wing of the museum, there will be special events held in the outdoor piazza to add to the Louvre Atlanta experience.
Louvre Atlanta features nine different exhibits over a three-year period. For complete visitor information, including museum hours, ticket prices, and online ticket purchases, refer to the Plan Your Visit section of the official Louvre Atlanta Web site.
The Louvre Atlanta Web site provides information about special events related to the Louvre exhibit at the High Museum of Art, as well as an interactive, in-depth study of several of the pieces from the collection.
About.com's Travel with Kids Guide has a wonderful photo gallery of her trip to the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Table 1280 chef Todd Immel drew inspiration from the Louvre Atlanta exhibit to create a new menu for the stylish restaurant that is part of the Woodruff Arts Center.
Paris at the Woodruff will begin in September 2007. Patrons will be able to enjoy French-inspired exhibitions and performances and purchase tickets for these various events in a package. Performances will include La Bohème by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, followed by the Alliance Theatre’s presentation of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and the opening of the High Museum of Art’s second year of Louvre Atlanta: The Louvre and the Ancient World and Inspiring Impressionism.