The new galleries of the Department of Decorative Arts, reopened in June 2014 after a lengthy period of renovation, have been reorganized under the general theme “The French Art of Living from Louis XIV to Louis XVI”. On this occasion, one of two multimedia displays previously installed in Room 95 in the Richelieu Wing has been transferred to a gallery presenting the arts of the table.

These new exhibition spaces, comprising 33 galleries occupying more than 2000 square meters on the second floor of the north wing of the Cour Carrė, are devoted to an ingenious presentation of the French arts and crafts that dazzled all of Europe from the reign of Louis XIV to the French Revolution.
　The concept of the “period room” makes possible a curatorial presentation that is more thematic than chronological, vividly recreating the interiors of the noble palaces of the period rather than simply arranging items in glass cases, and enchanting visitors with the recollection that the Louvre was of course a palace before it became a museum.
A series of multilingual multimedia displays have been perfectly integrated into the galleries, offering visitors from around the world information that will facilitate their appreciation of the works on display.