Ceremony

The Louvre Museum Lighting Ceremony took place in Paris on 6 December in the presence of 450 invited guests from across Europe. The countdown numbers for the illumination were projected onto the Palace's Cour Napoleon façade and at the flick of a switch by Louvre Director Henri Loyrette and Toshiba's President Norio Sasaki, the Pyramid, Pyramidion and Pavilion Colbert were all simultaneously illuminated. The space, now bathed in new light, was filled with loud cheers and applause.
After speeches by Director Loyrette and President Sasaki a reception commenced with the traditional Japanese Kagami-biraki barrel opening. Pools, evocative of the ponds surrounding the Pyramid, were set up within the event venue, and elicited exclamations from guests at the beauty of the ceiling lights reflecting on their surface. The display set up within the event area featured a number of exhibits including the LED lighting installed in the Louvre Museum for this project, a "Making of" video of the LED lighting installation through to completion, and the history of Toshiba's lighting technology, which heralded a new era of partnership between the Louvre Museum's art and Toshiba's technology.

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