The Louvre Invites The Comics

The Louvre invites the comics was an event held to celebrate the collaboration between French publishers The Louvre Collection and Futuropolis.

For the event, a series of French bande dessinées (BD's), Japanese manga and American comic books were published and showcased at an exhibition in, from January 22 to April 13, 2009 at the Musée du Louvre.

The event was organized by Fabrice Douar, deputy director of the department of publications at The Louvre Collections and Sébastien Gnaedig, the editorial director of Futuropolis. With scenography by ''M.-A. Mathieu''.

Summary
The exhibit was open daily, except for Tuesdays, from 9am to 6pm, and until 10pm on Wednesdays and Fridays.

The Louvre Collection
By
 * Glacial Period

By Marc-Antoine Mathieu
 * Museum Vaults

By Éric Liberge
 * On the Odd Hours

By and
 * The Sky Over the Louvre

By Hirohiko Araki
 * Rohan at the Louvre