Exhibitions - The Louvre
Apr 20th, 2008 by Paris Delices
Babylone - The Lovure
March 14, 2008 to June 2, 2008
With treasures borrowed from collections around the world, the ancient city of Babylon, situated in modern-day Iraq, gets a thorough reconnaissance in a new exhibit at the Louvre.
The exhibit chronicles the legends of Babylon - a Mesopotamian city of staggering advancement and extravagant excess - the myths depicting it as a symbol of God’s anger at his unfaithful people. It is in John’s Book of Revelation that one predicts the fall of this new Babylon, and the metaphor of Babylon as the cursed city became a one of the leitmotifs of the Babylonian legend.
Visitor Information
Musée du Louvre, Napoleon Hall
Open daily (except Tuesdays) from 9am to 6pm, Wednesday and Friday until 10pm
Admission fees:
Tickets for the Babylon exhibition: €9.50
Combined ticket for the Babylon exhibition and permanent collections: €13, €11 after 6pm on Wednesday and Friday
Free admission for visitors under the age of 18
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