Musée du Louvre

The inauguration of the Louvre-Lens on December 4, 2012, culminated a decade of reflection on the cultural significance of the site and its integration into the mining basin and territory. This initiative was supported by the establishment of Euralens, an association focused on the economic development of the area, as well as the creation of a tourism mission for Louvre-Lens, following the designation of the Nord Pas-de-Calais mining basin as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Since 2015, a tourism contract entitled “Around Louvre-Lens” has further reinforced this territorial and tourism development, which aligns with efforts for the decentralization of major cultural institutions from Paris.