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Did you think that art and politics were two completely different things, existing separate from one another? Think again and visit the Power Plays exhibition in Louvre.

In the period between September 27 (2017) and July 2 (2018), you can get to know more about the connection between art and politics. We have seen plenty of examples in history of leaders who create portrays of themselves to affirm their authority, legitimacy, and for the sake of prestige. But, we have also seen how art has been used to shame the leaders of a country and take part in a political game against the leaders of a country.

In this exhibition you can watch more than fifty works from the Musée du Louvre, the Musée National du Château de Pau, the Château de Versailles, and the Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris. Together they illustrate the code developing behind the people of political power.

Power Plays

Louvre
September 27 – July 2

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Want to watch a modern exhibition that carries the title: From Hercules to Darth Vader? That is the name of a temporary exhibition currently on display in the Louvre Museum.

This exhibition opened in October 2015 and will be available to visitors of the Louvre Museum until July 4th in 2016. The goal of the exhibition is to show how myths and legends are brought to form and given shape by musicians, sculptors, painters and other artists.

The exhibition is divided into four sessions. In the first part we see how artists displayed the creation of the world, then we advance in time until the Greek, Egyptian and similar civilizations and in the end we end up in modern time to see how artists portray modern mythical stories and subjects.

From Hercules to Darth Vader in the Louvre Museum

October 2015 – Julr 4th, 2016
The Petite Galerie, Richelieu wing

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The exhibition Rhodes: A Greek Island and Getaway to the East is shown at the Louvre from this year November until next year February.

The exhibition shows a wide selection of art works of different museums including the Louvre, museums of Rhodes and Copenhagen and the British Museum. The exhibition recalls the richness of this region and shows different art works for the visitors from the 14th and 6th centuries BC (from the Bronze Age to the Archaic period). At the exhibition visitors have the chance to discover the cultural mix of Rhodes and shows the Orientalist nature of the Rhodian art as well. So the visitors have the chance to explore the most unique gold and silver works. The exhibition Rhodes: A Greek Island and Getaway to the East takes place at the Louvre from 14th November 2014 until 9th February 2015. The museum is open every day from 9 in the morning until 6 in the evening except on Wednesdays and Fridays when it is open until 9.45 in the evening and on Tuesdays when it is closed. The entrance fee for the exhibition is € 12.

Musée du Louvre, 75058 Paris – France

For more information on the exhibition and the museum check the following site.

This exhibition is about the dynasties ruling from the 11th to the 15th century in Morocco and this exhibition will come to the capital of France, to Paris the first time. At the exhibition the successful dynasties, the Almoravid, Almohad and Marinied dynasties, the life and culture will be shown.

The exhibition Medieval Morocco: An Empire from Africa to Spain will show the life and the history, the culture and the political situations of the greatest dynasties of Morocco. At the exhibition there will be countless works presented to the audience from this period of time and visitors will have the chance to have a closer look on the life of the period when the western Islamic world was one of the most important and powerful state. At the exhibition there will be shown more than 300 works which will allow the visitors to discover more on the complex history of Morocco. There will be different and various items such as architectural decorations, textiles, ivory and calligraphy as well. The exhibition Medieval Morocco will take the visitors to a journey through the Moroccan and Andalusian culture of that period of time. The exhibition will be shown at the Musèe du Louvre in Paris from 17th October 2014 until 19th January in 2015. The entrance to the exhibition is for 13€.

If you want to know more on the museum and the exhibitions check the official site for more information.