Department of Prints and Drawings

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The Department of Prints and Drawings is the Louvre Museum’s specialized curatorial division responsible for preserving, studying, and exhibiting its extensive collection of works on paper, including prints, drawings, and illustrated books.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf curatorial department
museum department
alsoKnownAs Cabinet des Dessins
Cabinet des Dessins
surface form: Cabinet des Estampes
collectionType drawings
illustrated books
prints
works on paper
country France
employer art historians
collection managers
conservators
curators
registrars
fieldOfWork art history
drawing
graphic arts
printmaking
hasCollection Baroque drawings
French drawings
Italian drawings
Northern European prints and drawings
Old Master prints
Renaissance drawings
illustrated manuscripts and books
hasFunction conservation of fragile paper-based artworks
curation of graphic arts collections
management of study rooms for works on paper
organization of exhibitions
research on works on paper
hasPart conservation studios for works on paper
storage facilities for works on paper
study room for prints and drawings
languageOfWorkOrName French
locatedIn France
Louvre Museum
Paris
materialFocus paper
parentOrganization Louvre Museum
partOf Louvre Museum
responsibleFor exhibition of works on paper at the Louvre Museum
preservation of works on paper at the Louvre Museum
study of works on paper at the Louvre Museum
sector cultural heritage
museums
use loans to exhibitions
public exhibitions at the Louvre Museum
research by scholars

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Louvre Museum hasCollection Department of Prints and Drawings