Scott Miller passed along this CNN article about the new online galleries from the Louvre museum. Thanks.
-Editor
There is nothing like spending a rainy afternoon at a museum, soaking in the beauty and wonder of art and history. Now the Louvre, the world's most visited museum, is letting you do that right from home.
The French museum has released an online platform featuring all of the museum's artworks, consisting of more than 480,000 pieces, the Louvre announced Friday in a press release.
Art lovers and researchers alike will now be able to view the entire Louvre collection online for free.
"Today, the Louvre is dusting off its treasures, even the least-known," Jean-Luc Martinez, the president and director of the Louvre, said in a statement. "For the first time, anyone can access the entire collection of works from a computer or smartphone for free, whether they are on display in the museum, on loan, even long-term, or in storage."
To read the complete article, see:
Miss art museums? The Louvre just put its entire art collection online
(https://www.cnn.com/style/article/louvre-art-collection-free-museum-trnd/index.html)
So, what numismatic treasures await? I came up empty until I first translated some search terms into French. A search for "coin medal" (médaille de monnaie) brought back about five thousand records. The Louvre certainly isn't known for their numismatic collection, but it might be worth exploring the catalog for your own areas of interest.
-Editor
To read the complete article, see:
Miss art museums? The Louvre just put its entire art collection online
(https://www.cnn.com/style/article/louvre-art-collection-free-museum-trnd/index.html)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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