For the first time a woman at the helm of the Louvre: appointed new director Laurence des Cars

Laurence des Cars will be the new director of the Musée du Louvre, the first woman at the helm of the famous Parisian museum. As of September 1, 2021, Laurence des Cars will take over from Jean-Luc Martinez, who has headed the Louvre since 2013. The latter will be appointed, by decision of the President of the Republic, Ambassador in charge of international cooperation in the field, and until Aug. 31, 2021 will support the reopening of the museum and complete the mounting of the exhibition Paris-Athens, Birth of Modern Greece, 1675-1919.

The new director and president was appointed by the president of the Republic, upon the proposal of Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin.

President of the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie and general curator of heritage, Laurence des Cars previously directed the Musée de l’Orangerie and was scientific director of the Agence France-Muséums in charge of the Louvre Abu Dhabi project. She specializes in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century art.

Since 2017, she has revamped the Musée d’Orsay through a program of exhibitions, live shows, and a new approach to the works.

At the helm of the Louvre, he will be tasked with reaffirming the museum’s universal vocation. Among his priorities will be the dialogue between ancient and contemporary art, with the aim of attracting the greatest number of people. He will place young people at the center of the museumestablishment ’s policy.

For the first time a woman at the helm of the Louvre: appointed new director Laurence des Cars

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