The Louvre does not house Impressionist paintings. The best collection of Impressionist work you can see in one place is, interestingly, the Art Institute of Chicago in America. The Musee d’orsay in Paris is wonderful, but the Impressionist galleries are limited in size. read more
This is the latest arrangement in the three-hundred-year history of painting galleries within the Louvre palace. Initially, paintings were exhibited in the Grande Galerie and the Salon Carré. Later, the galleries were extended to the rooms around the Cour Carrée—the very apartments which were used as artist's lodgings in the 18th century. read more