The Louvre is a location that appears in Season 2 of AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.
Pre-Apocalypse[]
The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built in the late 12th to 13th century under Philip II. Remnants of the Medieval Louvre fortress are visible in the basement of the museum. Due to urban expansion, the fortress eventually lost its defensive function, and in 1546 Francis I converted it into the primary residence of the French kings.
The building was redesigned and extended many times to form the present Louvre Palace. In 1682, Louis XIV chose the Palace of Versailles for his household, leaving the Louvre primarily as a place to display the royal collection, including, from 1692, a collection of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. In 1692, the building was occupied by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres and the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, which in 1699 held the first of a series of salons. The Académie remained at the Louvre for 100 years. During the French Revolution, the National Assembly decreed that the Louvre should be used as a museum to display the nation's masterpieces.
Post-Apocalypse[]
Season 2[]
"L'Invisible"[]
As the outbreak in France begins, the French government attempts to protect the priceless artwork in the Louvre, preventing any from entering or leaving, including Marion Genet, who worked as a janitor for the museum. Though the police cordon is soon attacked by infected, the Louvre remained under guard for a week, leaving Genet and many others stuck inside the museum complex. When the French government finally collapsed, Marion left the Louvre with the Mona Lisa in her possession or later came back for it.
13 years later, Genet briefly returns to the Louvre with Carol Peletier on their way to the Nest. It's now in ruins and overrun with a small herd.
Deaths[]
Appearances[]
Daryl Dixon[]
Season 2[]
- "L'Invisible"
- "Le Paradis Pour Toi" (Flashback)