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 original 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 featured five artists: Hirohiko Araki,, Éric Liberge, Marc-Antoine Mathieu and.

The venue was open daily, except for Tuesdays, from 9am to 6pm, and until 10pm on Wednesdays and Fridays in the Sully Wing on the floor of the Museum.

Exhibits
For 's Glacial Period, nineteen A4-sized pages were presented among three frames. Similarly, fourteen pages of Marc-Antoine Mathieu's Museum Vaults were shown in three frames.

As for Éric Liberge's On the Odd Hours, five A3-sized composition sketches were showcased alongside high-definition prints of the corresponding pages.

and 's unreleased comic, The Sky Over the Louvre was presented as a video projection.

Lastly, Hirohiko Araki's work in progress manga, Rohan at the Louvre, was previewed at the exhibition in the form of two A2-sized pages.