Louis XVI was all set to transform his ancestral palace into a museum before ... his nephew Napoleon III completed. And 40 years ago, Francois Mitterrand undertook the Grand Louvre that we know ...

And in March, Louvre-Lens, the satellite Louvre museum in northern France ... the apartments of Emperor Napoleon III. The 40-foot-high Salon-Theatre oozes magnificent excess with crystal ...

and the nineteenth century—Louvre Couture is spread across the museum, from the decorative arts galleries in the Richelieu and Sully Wings to the Napoleon III apartments, placing fashion pieces ...

Here, a 2008 Jean Paul Gaultier gown looks right at home in the museum’s elaborate Napoleon III apartments. Should you be in a position to hop on over to the continent (lucky you), “Louvre ...

Unlike the Met, the Louvre is not a private museum but a hierarchical ... the apartments of Emperor Napoleon III. The 40-foot-high Salon-Theatre oozes magnificent excess with crystal chandeliers ...