http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/museum-history Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:21:40 -0400 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:21:40 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/177/an-oasis-in-the-desert-issues-and-intricacies-concerning-the-louvre-abu-dhabi-museum-expansion By Taylor L. Poulin - This statement was penned in 1793 by Comte François Antoine de Boissy d’Anglas to the museum commission in charge of filling the newly created Musée Central des Arts in Paris – the future Musée du Louvre. At the time it was terribly confident, but has become a quite accurate description of the museum. The Louvre does indeed contain objects from all over the world and from all stretches of time. Symbolically, it holds great cultural significance for the French, and, as supported by its very long history, owns a seminal position in representing the French national... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:07 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/177/an-oasis-in-the-desert-issues-and-intricacies-concerning-the-louvre-abu-dhabi-museum-expansion