Musée du Louvre opens in Paris

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10 August, 1793

Musée du Louvre officially opened in Paris, France on 10th August 1793. It exhibited 537 painting most of which were confiscated from royalty and churches. The Louvre or the Louvre Museum, as it is now known, is the world’s largest museum and a historic building.