Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleA Museum at War: The Louvre 1914-1921.AuthorsMaingon, ClaireAbstractThe article discusses the history of the Louvre Museum, Paris, France, at the time of the First World War, during 1914-1921. In 1918, after the German air bombings on Paris, some masterpieces at Louvre had been shipped to other places, and the museum was temporarily shut down. Louvre was reopened by French President Raymond Poincaré on January 16, 1920, and then, it also started displaying Italian art.SubjectsPARIS (France); MUSEE du Louvre; WORLD War I; MUSEUM closings; BOMBINGS; POINCARE, Raymond, 1860-1934; ITALIAN art; HISTORYPublicationEsprit Createur, 2014, Vol 54, Issue 2, p127ISSN0014-0767Publication typeArticleDOI10.1353/esp.2014.0024