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Itinerary

• 1st stop

  Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel

  We start under the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, the triumphal arch that once opened onto the Tuileries Palace. Our first mission is simple and loud: counting the horses on top of the arch. While the group counts, our guide explains what the quadriga represents and how the monument frames the entrance to the Louvre.

• 2nd stop

  Louvre Pyramid

  A few steps away stands the glass pyramid, and we stop to look at it from below. We look for triangles and reflections in the glass, then compare the clean geometry of this modern entrance with the stone facade of the old palace behind it. The contrast is the point, and children usually spot the details first.

• 3rd stop

  Salle des Caryatides

  Inside the Sully wing we walk into the Salle des Caryatides, a Renaissance hall built for ceremonies and music. Our mission here is to find the sculpted figures that hold up the musicians' tribune: from a distance they look like columns, and up close they turn into people. Our guide explains how the room was used and why the caryatids still surprise visitors.

• 4th stop

  Venus de Milo

  The Venus de Milo stands in her own gallery, and we take time to walk around her. We look at the pose, the twist of the body, and the missing arms, then imagine together how the arms might have been arranged. Our guide shares the theories and invites families to offer their own, which young guests do with plenty of imagination.

• 5th stop

  Winged Victory of Samothrace

  We climb toward the Daru staircase, where the Winged Victory of Samothrace rises on the prow of a ship. The question for the group is concrete: which details make the wind seem to move her drapery? We look at the folds pressed against the body and the wings opening backward, then our guide explains how the sculpture was found on the island of Samothrace.

• 6th stop

  Galerie d'Apollon

  The Galerie d'Apollon asks us to look up. We walk through the gallery with our eyes on the vaulted ceiling, finding gold, figures, and ornaments in the decoration that celebrates the sun and the arts. Our guide points out the central composition and explains how this gallery once displayed the crown jewels.

• 7th stop

  Grande Galerie

  The Grande Galerie is the long corridor of Italian paintings, and crossing it becomes a game. We give the group a mission: find three animals in the canvases along the walls. While children search, our guide shows how the gallery was built to connect the Louvre to the Tuileries and how the collection grew over the centuries.

• 8th stop

  Mona Lisa

  At the end of the route comes the most famous portrait in the museum. We stand in front of the Mona Lisa and put the question to the group: does she smile, and does the answer change depending on where we stand? We also look at the landscape behind her, with its winding roads and pale peaks, before our guide explains why this small panel attracts so many visitors.

• 9th stop

  The Wedding at Cana

  In the same room, we turn around to face Veronese's Wedding at Cana. The painting is a banquet, so we treat it like one and search for musicians, animals, and guests across the long table. Our guide explains the story of the wedding and why the artist filled the scene with so many contemporary figures.

• 10th stop

  The Coronation of Napoleon

  We close the tour in front of David's Coronation of Napoleon, a canvas that fills an entire wall. The final mission is to find the crown and work out who is about to receive it. Our guide explains the ceremony of 1804 and the choices the painter made, and families leave with one clear image of the Louvre's scale.

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