The tumultuous history of the Paris museum and its fabulous collections, reflecting the destiny of France and Europe, through close-ups of iconic works.

How did the Louvre become the world's largest and most visited universal museum? Frédéric Wilner (Léonard de Vinci - Le chef-d'oeuvre redécouvert), with the help of specialists - historians, curators, and also Jean-Luc Martinez, Laurence des Cars' predecessor at the head of the institution - reviews the successive stages in the constitution of its dazzling collections, looking at the fascinating trajectory of mythical, founding works that tell the story of France and Europe.