They run through the louvre

A voyage into the museum's reserves, and part of the extra work involved to mount the expositions after the renovation of the Louvre in the 1980s, when the glass pyramid was added to the classic buildings. From the preservation rooms through the frame and painting retouches by experts, to the personnel instruction on how to be efficient in protecting the collections, and look nice to the visitors.

Despite being closed to the public, on Tuesdays at the Louvre Museum in Paris, the day is busier than ever.

Paris-based writer Andrew Hussey travels through the glorious art and surprising history of an extraordinary French institution to show that the story of the Louvre is the story of France. As well as exploring the masterpieces of painters such as Veronese, Rubens, David, Chardin, Gericault and Delacroix, he examines the changing face of the Louvre itself through its architecture and design. Medieval fortress, Renaissance palace, luxurious home to kings, emperors and more recently civil servants, today it attracts eight million visitors a year. The documentary also reflects the very latest transformation of the Louvre - the museum's recently-opened Islamic Gallery.

A brief tour of the Louvre in Paris.

For almost 230 years, the Louvre has been a constant source of daydreams and fantasies. The museum which houses over 38,000 works of art, never ceases to captivate, amaze and engage its visitors! This documentary is a total immersion into the depths of this living place, between shadows and light, where two thousand men and women work to bring it to life and make it dynamic. We shall meet those who are amazed by it and look at the bonds that are woven between the museum and its visitors. Using exceptional archives and accounts from famous people who have close ties with the Louvre, we shall explore what makes it still today a timeless and eternal place.

Long panoramic shots and tracking shots in the Louvre Museum, the Hôtel de Lauzun or the Petit Palais allow us to discover the works of Delacroix, Horace Vernet, David, Ingres, Courbet, Manet, etc. An actor reads excerpts from Baudelaire's Salons where he expresses admiration or detestation. (source: Canopé)