L'Eau primordiale - Leçons de Mésopotamie
Pubblicato da Musée du Louvre
- From mercoledì, maggio 20 to lunedì, marzo 15, 2027
- 09:00-18:00
- Musée du Louvre Place du Carrousel, 75001 Paris, Francia
The Louvre offers a trail through its Near Eastern Antiquities collections exploring the role of water in Mesopotamian societies. In the Richelieu and Sully wings, the works reveal what the Tigris and Euphrates made possible, from irrigating farmland to shaping life along the rivers. They also show how these waterways inspired stories and beliefs.
Irrigation involves collecting, channeling and distributing water. The early water-management systems explored on the trail transformed both the landscape and relationships between its inhabitants. The trail sets these efforts alongside accounts of floods and deluges, in which the same water can threaten the societies that depend on it.
In the statue of Gudea with the Flowing Vase, the prince of Lagash holds a vessel in front of him, with water flowing from it. The figure marks a shift from managing rivers to depicting them. These two perspectives sit side by side in the galleries, where the images left by the Mesopotamians also reveal their mastery of water.
Throughout the galleries, a series of display stands offers another way of looking at selected works. Their texts and illustrations were created by fifteen school classes working with the museum. They extend the trail by connecting questions from the ancient world with those that pupils ask today.
Practical information
- The full admission price of €22 applies to nationals or residents of a European Economic Area country. For all other visitors, it is €32.
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Place du Carrousel, 75001 Paris, Francia