Presented by Alliance Française de Jackson in partnership with the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA Join Marva Barnett, Professor Emerita, University of Virginia and author of To Love Is to Act: LesRead More...

In normal times, nearly nine million people visit the Louvre in Paris every year. Yet few know its remarkable history: before the Louvre was a museum, it was a palace, and before that a fortress. Much earlier still, it was a parcel of land known by a mysterious name, le Louvre.