École du Louvre
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1882 |
| Location | , 48°51′39.269″N 2°19′51.371″E / 48.86090806°N 2.33093639°E |
| Website | http://www.ecoledulouvre.fr/ |
École du Louvre it is a public institution of French higher education located in the Louvre Palace in Paris and teaches art history studies.[1]
Founded in 1882 in one of the parts of the Louvre Museum, from an institution originally devised to study archeology, it became an institution covering the entire art history.[2] It is organisationally and administratively dependent on the French Ministry of Culture and has been a public body since 1997.[3]
Notable Former Students[change | change source]
- Louise Bourgeois, French-American artist
- Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing, widow of 20th President of France Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
- Miúcha, Brazilian singer and composer
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