{"product_id":"adventures-in-the-louvre-how-to-fall-in-love-with-the-worlds-greatest-museum-9781324021407","title":"Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World's Greatest Museum","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Louvre is the most famous museum in the world, attracting millions of visitors every year with its masterpieces. In \u003cem\u003eAdventures in the Louvre\u003c\/em\u003e, Elaine Sciolino immerses herself in this magical space and helps us fall in love with what was once a forbidding fortress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring galleries, basements, rooftops, and gardens, Sciolino demystifies the Louvre, introducing us to her favorite artworks, both legendary and overlooked, and to the people who are the museum's lifeblood: the curators, the artisans producing frames and engravings, the builders overseeing restorations, the firefighters protecting the aging structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending investigative journalism, travelogue, history, and memoir, Sciolino walks her readers through the museum's front gates and immerses them in its irresistible, engrossing world of beauty and culture. \u003cem\u003eAdventures in the Louvre\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the secrets of this grand monument of Paris and basks in its timeless, seductive power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSciolino, Elaine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eElaine Sciolino\u003c\/strong\u003e, former Paris bureau chief for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, is the author of six books, including the bestsellers \u003cem\u003eThe Only Street in Paris\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Seine\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Paris.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51187070533906,"sku":"9781324021407","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8cc5cc85-cd4f-4103-851f-560801643f97.jpg?v=1772013727","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/adventures-in-the-louvre-how-to-fall-in-love-with-the-worlds-greatest-museum-9781324021407","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}