The Louvre Museum invites you to discover the Tuileries Garden. A first flowering, inspired by the exhibition "Venus d'ailleurs. Materials and Traveling Objects” sees the light in spring and will be followed by a summer flowering in homage to Jean-François Champollion, as the Louvre participates in the bicentenary commemorations of the deciphering of hieroglyphics.
Created in 1564, then redesigned by André Le Nôtre for Louis XIV, the Tuileries Garden is a masterpiece of the art of the so-called "French" gardens. Since the beginning of the 18th century it has also been a magnificent open-air sculpture museum, created for the pleasure of the very young Louis XV. As for the plant heritage, it is rich and varied, with more than thirty-five species of trees. In the "Large Covered” provide shade and freshness, while the flowerbeds of the “Grand Carre” mix perennials and annuals in subtle combinations, renewed every year.
Classified as a historical monument in 1914, has also been included in the World Heritage List of theUNESCO since 1991, as part of the "Banks of the Seine” and benefits from the label “Remarkable Garden“. Since 2005, the Louvre Museum has managed and promoted it. In the heart of Paris, this garden of 23 hectares, bordered by the Seine and rue de Rivoli, it is attended every year by about 14 million visitors.
The spring flowering of the Grand Carré was designed by the art gardeners of the Tuileries, in connection with the show "Venus of other times. Travel materials and items" held at the Petite Galerie of the Louvre Museum until July 4, 2022. Some works inspired flowering, such as Antonio Tempesta's painting, Pearl Fishing in India (1610): gardeners were touched by the energetic beauty of the azure lapis lazuli and imagined a bed dotted with forget-me-nots and blue Caen anemones, daffodils white, purple tulips, all punctuated by yellow fritillaries. These flowers will bring new colors to gardens as the warmer weather arrives. The panels provide explanations where botany is combined with art.
In homage to Champollion, on the occasion of the bicentenary of the deciphering of hieroglyphics, walkers will see flowering plants inspired by the works exhibited in the Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre Museum. The Hippopotamus Figurine, adorned with water lilies, is one of them and you can find its colors from July to October. The same goes for the Veal platelet in a papyrus grove: walkers will be able to spot the papyrus in the flower beds
THE GARDENS OF THE DOMAINE NATIONAL DU LOUVRE AND THE TUILERIES ALSO INCLUDE…
*The Garden of the Carousel (6.200 m2), between the wings of the Louvre, the statues of Maillol are exhibited
*The Jardin de l'Infante (3.900m2) and the Jardin Raffet (1.250m2), between the Cour Carrée and the banks of the Seine, not accessible to visitors (currently under construction)
*The Oratory garden (4.500 m²), between Cour Carrée and rue de Rivoli, not accessible to visitors The Louvre Museum also manages the garden of the Eugène-Delacroix National Museum, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, accessible during museum opening hours. All these spaces are managed by the Gardens Sub-Directorate, including 17 art gardeners from the Domaine national du Louvre and the Tuileries. The maintenance of the sculpture collection is entrusted to qualified restorers.
Opening hours Tuileries Garden
In April, May and September: from 7:00 to 21:00, every day
In the months of June, July and August: from 7:00 to 23:00
Every day The evacuation of the garden starts 30 minutes before closing. Free access
Information on Louvre.fr/decouvrir/les-jardins
