The Largest Museum in the World: Musee du Louvre, Paris.

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Welcome to the Musée du Louvre!

In the heart of Paris is situated the most-visited museum in France with almost 73,000 square meters and about 10 million visitors yearly. Once a residence to kings, it became a museum in 1793 during the French Revolution.

This museum harbours artifacts, paintings, sculptures, and graphics from medieval times to the 19th century. It is also home to the most famous painting in the world; Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, the famous Greek sculpture Venus de Milo by Alexandros of Antioch, and the Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault.

kelechi Vincent and I had the pleasure of having the second phase of our visit to the museum yesterday and it was such a sight to behold. The first phase was centered on the exterior aesthetics of the museum, where we saw the popular glass pyramids and the Tuileries Garden within the axis. It took about 2 hours to capture the sight of both sites.

The second phase was the debut of our interior tour and it took about 3 hours and 30 minutes to check out 2 out 5 wings by mostly scanning the hall and not really taking time to admire each piece of art. We'll need about 2 more visits to finally conclude our tour of this enormous museum.

Bear in mind that a museum tour is thrilling but can be very tiring after about an hour or more.

For the culture, we checked out the Arts of Africa, one of the smallest exhibitions at the museum. We saw artifacts from Nigeria, Gabon, Mali, Benin Republic, Côte d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast, Madagascar, etc and we couldn't help but take shots and videos! 🤭

My takeout from my recent visits to museums is that history must be taught, known, and preserved for future generations, who should pride themselves in discovering it.

An average French has visited almost all the museums in France and can confidently narrate the country's history and that of others like they lived in the era, all thanks to the museums and the school curriculum.

This is what most of our young people lack in Nigeria. As much as we teach history in schools, we don't teach it right. We make it an elective when it's the most important time for the students to know. In France, History is taught alongside Geography as one compulsory course in secondary schools and exams.

We're all products of history, whether good or bad. While we define our own paths, the knowledge of history guides us.

Have a great week!