Louvre unveils new wing dedicated to Islamic Art
China Daily | Updated: 2012-09-21 08:03
PARIS - The Louvre Museum is unveiling a new wing and galleries dedicated to the arts of Islam, the culmination of a nearly 100 million euros ($130 million) decade-long undertaking. The project is coming to fruition amid tensions between the Muslim world and the West.
The new dragonfly-shaped building marks the famed Paris museum's greatest development since its iconic glass pyramid was constructed 20 years ago.
The Department of Islamic Art will exhibit much of the Louvre's 18,000 works, hoping also to foster cultural understanding.
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