Louvre schedules Tuileries Garden sculpture talk on 20 November

Tuileries Garden (Jardin des Tuileries) in Paris will be the subject of a Louvre conference on 20 November 2026. The talk, titled The Open-Air Sculpture Museum of the Tuileries Garden, will examine how the historic collection is conserved and presented.

A Louvre conference examines sculpture in the Tuileries Garden

The conference begins at 12.30pm on Friday 20 November 2026 and will be led by Emmanuelle Héran of the Louvre. The museum lists it among its November events, while the Institut Européen des Jardins et Paysages also identifies the garden as the focus of the programme.

The discussion concerns a collection that combines marble works placed in the gardens since the early eighteenth century with contemporary sculptures. It will address conservation and restoration, alongside the need to preserve biodiversity and manage tourism within the grounds. The Louvre event listing gives the date, speaker and subject.

The event takes place at the Auditorium du Louvre Michel Laclotte, rather than in the garden itself. The listing states that entry is free on reservation, and identifies the conference as part of the museum’s programme about its moving collections and exhibitions.

Why the garden functions as an open-air sculpture museum

The grounds have displayed statues and vases since the eighteenth century. Works by artists ranging from Antoine Coysevox and Auguste Rodin to Jean Dubuffet, Giuseppe Penone and Louise Bourgeois are represented among the garden’s groves and formal spaces.

This history gives the November conference a direct link to the place. Visitors walking through the garden encounter a collection that is not confined to galleries, while conservation teams sometimes move fragile marble works into the Louvre and replace them with replicas. The programme description connects that practical challenge with biodiversity and visitor management.

From royal garden to public park since 1564

Catherine de Medici established the first palace garden on the site in 1564. André Le Nôtre redesigned it from 1664, creating the long central perspective and the three-part structure that still organise the grounds.

The garden was opened fully to the public in 1871, after earlier periods of restricted access and partial privatisation. Its principal sections include the Grand Carré, the wooded Grand Couvert and the Octogone around the large basin. Since 2005, the Louvre has managed and developed the garden, making its sculpture collection a continuing part of the museum’s cultural work.

Visiting Tuileries Garden: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The sculpture conference takes place on 20 November 2026 at 12.30pm in the Auditorium du Louvre Michel Laclotte.
• The subject is the open-air sculpture collection of Tuileries Garden, with reservation required for entry to the conference.
• The garden lies in central Paris between the Louvre, the Seine, Rue de Rivoli and Place de la Concorde.
• The grounds combine formal paths, wooded sections, terraces, ponds and the octagonal Grand Bassin, reflecting Le Nôtre’s seventeenth-century design.
• Paris is served by the official language French and the national currency euro.

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Frequently asked questions about Tuileries Garden

When does the sculpture talk take place at Tuileries Garden?

The Louvre conference takes place on 20 November 2026 at 12.30pm. Emmanuelle Héran is the speaker.

What is Tuileries Garden?

It is a historic formal garden in central Paris, redesigned by André Le Nôtre from 1664 and fully opened to the public in 1871.

Where is Tuileries Garden and how do you get there?

The garden is between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde, beside the Seine and Rue de Rivoli. The conference venue is the Auditorium du Louvre Michel Laclotte.