March 26 news release."Today, the Louvre unveils its treasures, even the most unknown," Jean-Luc Martinez, president and director of the Louvre museum, said.FILE - A picture taken on Jan.
8, 2021 at the Louvre Museum in Paris shows the empty "Grande Gallerie", as the Museum remains closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. RELATED: AstraZeneca vaccine use again suspended for people under 60 in parts of GermanyArt enthusiasts will be able to access thousands of pieces in the Louvre’s online archive.
The museum will allow access to view pieces that are not only on display in the museum itself, but may have otherwise been in storage, on loan, or on deposit, according to the Louvre.AdvertisementThe Louvre estimates that about 482,000 pieces of art.