Wednesday, June 18

Adventures in the Louvre with Elaine Sciolino: Book Talk

Join New York Times bestselling author and former Paris bureau chief Elaine Sciolino for a discussion of her latest book.

By Columbia Global Paris Center

Date and time

Wednesday, June 18 · 7 - 9pm CEST

Location

Reid Hall

4 Rue de Chevreuse 75006 Paris France

About this event

Event lasts 2 hours

Proof of registration, via a QR code on your phone or on paper, will be required to enter Reid Hall. Entry will be refused to those who are not registered. Please note that access will not be permitted 15 minutes after the start of the event.

This event will be held in English.

Organized by the Columbia Global Paris Center .

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Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World's Greatest Museum
W. W. Norton & Company
2025

Description provided by the publisher.

The Louvre is the most famous museum in the world, attracting millions of visitors every year with its masterpieces. In Adventures in the Louvre, Elaine Sciolino immerses herself in this magical space and helps us fall in love with what was once a forbidding fortress.

Exploring 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.

Blending 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. Adventures in the Louvre reveals the secrets of this grand monument of Paris and basks in its timeless, seductive power.

Speaker

Elaine Sciolino is a contributing writer and former Paris Bureau Chief for The New York Times, based in France since 2002. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Only Street in Paris and Los Angeles Times bestseller The Seine: The River That Made Paris. Sciolino was decorated Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 2010 for her contributions to the friendship between France and the United States. http://www.elainesciolino.com.

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Reid Hall, the Columbia Global Paris Center, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination are not responsible for the views and opinions expressed by their speakers and guests.

Frequently asked questions

In what language will this event be held?

English

What time do doors open and close?

Doors will open 30 minutes prior to the event. Please note that access will not be permitted 15 minutes after the start of the event.

What is required to access the event?

Entry is granted by simply scanning the QR code on your Eventbrite ticket. If you don't have your ticket, you can still access the event, provided your name appears on the list of people who have registered via the platform.

Is entry possible without prior registration?

Access is strictly reserved to those on the registration list. No exceptions will be granted on site. Please note: if you are registering more than one person, the name of each guest must be entered during the registration process to ensure access to the event.

Organized by

Columbia Global Paris Center

The Columbia Global Paris Center addresses pressing global issues that are at the forefront of international education and research: agency and gender; climate and the environment; critical dialogues for just societies; encounters in the arts; and health and medical science.

Nestled in the Montparnasse district, Reid Hall hosts several Columbia University initiatives: Columbia Global Centers | Paris, the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, Columbia Undergraduate Programs, M.A. in History and Literature, and the GSAPP Shape of Two Cities Program. This unique combination of resources is enhanced by our global network whose mission is to expand the University's engagement the world over through educational programs, research initiatives, regional partnerships, and public events.

The Paris Center is part of Columbia Global, which brings together major global initiatives from across the university to advance knowledge and foster global engagement. Its mission is to address complex global challenges through groundbreaking scholarly pursuits, leadership development, cutting-edge research, and projects that aim for social impact. Its long-term goal is to reimagine the university’s role in society as not only a nexus for learning and intellectual exploration but also as a catalyst for creativity and impact locally, regionally, and globally. Columbia Global includes eleven Global Centers, as well as the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, the Committee on Global Thought, and Columbia World Projects.