Nintendo 3DS Audio Guide - Musée du Louvre

The main menu © All rights reserved
Self-guided visit © All rights reserved
Contents
The Louvre– Nintendo 3DS audio guide caters to each museum
visitor (adults, children, French speakers, foreign visitors and
those with sensory impairment). Once visitors receive their
Louvre – Nintendo 3DS audio guide at the pick-up counter,
they can choose to listen to commentaries based on their own
itinerary, or follow a tour based on the museums’ key works
and collections.
Self-guided visit
Over 700 audio commentaries and photos, many in high definition.
With simple and engaging explanations, specialists from the
Louvre give visitors background information to help them
understand the works on display.
The must-sees
This is a selection of major works of art highlighted on the
interactive map, to ensure that visitors do not miss the museum’s
most important pieces. Visitors can create their own itinerary
through the museum to discover the pieces they want to see.
Tours to discover the museum
There is a choice of two themed tours, specially devised for those
visiting the Louvre for the first time. Each tour lasts approximately
45 minutes:
• the “Masterpieces” tour
This tour allows visitors to discover or rediscover the museum’s
most famous pieces such as the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci,
the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace, guided
step by step through some of the Louvre’s most prestigious rooms.
the family tour “The Egyptians” (coming soon)
Humorous and informative, this tour brings to life the Egyptian
people and the area around the River Nile, the work of the peasants
and craftsmen and the power of the pharaohs. Visitors are
encouraged to observe in more detail and make sense of the objects
on display. To test their knowledge they are quizzed with
multimedia games throughout the visit.
Adapted tour (coming soon)
Commentaries accessible to handicapped visitors: the hearing
impaired can access a video-guided tour in French sign language
which focuses on the Louvre’s major works. Visitors with visual
impairment are able to visit the special touch gallery.
Audio guide for the temporary exhibition
Up until June 25, 2012, discover the mysterious secrets revealed in
the exhibition “The Saint Anne, Leonardo da Vinci’s Ultimate
Masterpiece”, with explanations by Vincent Delieuvin, curator of
the exhibition, Department of Paintings, musée du Louvre.
5