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Louvre Museum - Facts for Kids
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Facts About Louvre Museum For Kids
People from over 160 different countries visit the Louvre Museum each year!
The Louvre Museum’s logo (special sign) is the glass pyramid with a burst of light behind it!
The Louvre Museum has its own research center where scientists study ancient art!
Many fashion shows and special events are held at the Louvre Museum each year!
The Louvre Museum’s collection represents over 9,000 years of human history!
The Louvre Museum helps train art restorers (people who fix old art) who learn how to fix and protect old paintings!
The Louvre Museum has partnerships (works together) with schools all over France to teach children about art!
Conservation & Science
The Louvre Museum has special temperature controls to keep the artwork safe — it’s like a giant refrigerator for art!
Scientists at the Louvre Museum use X-rays to see hidden layers in paintings!
The Louvre Museum has its own laboratory (science room) where they study how to preserve (keep safe) ancient objects!
Special humidity sensors (machines that check wetness) throughout the Louvre Museum make sure the air isn’t too wet or too dry for the artwork!
The Louvre Museum’s windows have special filters to protect the artwork from harmful sunlight!
Art restorers at the Louvre Museum use tiny brushes smaller than a pencil tip to clean paintings!
The Louvre Museum has emergency plans to evacuate (safely move) all artwork in case of danger!
Fun Numbers & Records
The Louvre Museum is HUGE — it’s over 50 acres of building — that’s like walking through more than 15 football fields of rooms and galleries when you explore inside!
The Louvre Museum employs (gives jobs to) over 2,000 people to keep everything running smoothly!
The longest gallery (room with art) in the Louvre Museum is longer than two football fields!
The Louvre’s oldest treasure is a giant clay statue from 9,000 years ago, made by early villagers in Jordan way before civilizations, writing, or farms existed.
The Louvre Museum’s website gets over 10 million visitors each year!
Special Features & Hidden Secrets
There are secret underground passages (tunnels) in the Louvre Museum that staff use to move artwork!
The Louvre Museum has its own fire station with firefighters on duty 24 hours a day!
There are special elevators in the Louvre Museum just for moving large artworks!
There are hidden symbols (special signs) and messages carved into the Louvre Museum’s walls!
