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Among the features that were on offer to Tokyo visitors until May 15, 2011 as part of the 7th Museum Lab Presentation, the multimedia displays entitled "Manufacturing technique of soft-paste porcelain" and "Court dining in France" can now be seen in Paris. Restyled to blend harmoniously into the historical setting of the Louvre, they are to be found in Rooms 93 and 95 of the Department of Decorative Arts (first floor, Richelieu wing) at the entrance to the magnificent Napoléon III Apartments, refurbished during the Grand Louvre renovation program.
This is the first time that multimedia resources from Museum Lab have been incorporated into the Musée du Louvre's permanent collections, thus marking the transition from research undertaken by Museum Lab since October 2006 to in situ application in order to offer a new approach to art.
Though these unfamiliar displays may appear bemusing at first, visitors find them absorbing. Many stop to check them out during their visit to the world's largest museum (around 35,000 exhibits), lingering with interest over the animated explanations in full.
Representatives from the Press were invited to experience the fruit of this Franco-Japanese partnership during an Open Day on June 8, 2011. The successful coexistence of artworks and multimedia within a single exhibition space elicited many comments and suggestions.
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