The Louvre Museum, one of the most important museums of the world, is in redevelopment plans which could be extended until 2020. A little more than two decades took place construction was made to house a total of 4.5 million tourists a year, however this figure has been rising over time, reaching 9 million the number of tourists Louvre enter to enjoy the world’s largest collections. For these reasons it has been considering the extension of this jewel of art, which is expected to follow the same parameters of the current museum, respecting the work performed by its architect.
The renovation work were presented to the press by the minister of culture, Christine Albanel, the French, saying that the total construction cost of change could reach 650 million euros, money that will be sponsored by the French state itself. In the same way, the directors of the museum announced the construction of a storage center and research for all the museums of Paris, as many institutions could be affected by the flood of the Seine, this has arisen due to various climatic accidents have hit cities like New Orleans and Dresden. This space also houses a place to store backup works all the museums in Paris, will also be used as a research and restoration workshop. In the Louvre Museum modifications were made to the galleries devoted to eighteenth-century furniture and English and French painting from earlier centuries.
In the same way will open a space for the exhibition of Islamic artifacts and the reorganization of the spaces for public reception. In Flore Pavilion organize a teaching place prepared for visitors to acquire a series of codes that will enable them to understand all the museum’s collections and their organization. The Garden of the Tuileries, a space located next to the museum, be prepared to house contemporary works like Sully pavilion, where the organization of a visit to the Louvre Palace. The department dedicated to the arts of Islam opens its doors in 2010, where he presented more than 10,000 rare items in an area of 3000 square meters.
The pyramid, which now houses the Louvre museum was made by the Ipoh architect Ming Pei. With these new renovations expected the museum to accommodate more tourists a year, in addition to organizational change parameters allowing all people to enjoy every part of this place, with widespread knowledge of what you are watching . Likewise, other flags will be extended and possibly more to stick to cafes or restaurants. The spaces are expected to add to the museum stands at eighty thousand square meters, which includes the center for storage of works subject to important museums of Paris, also including the National School of Fine Arts, Museum of Orsay and the Museum Decorative Arts. It is expected that following completion works one by one, being the last in 2020.
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