Join us for an evening with former New York Times Paris bureau chief Elaine Sciolino for a talk on her new book, which explores the Louvre, offering an intimate journey of discovery and revelation.

Presented by Oblong Books in partnership with The White Hart and Scoville Memorial Library.

This event meets at the White Hart Inn, 15 Undermountain Road, Salisbury, CT.

A ticket is required for this White Hart Series event. To learn more and purchase a ticket, please use this link.

Exploring galleries, basements, rooftops, and gardens, Sciolino demystifies the Louvre, introducing us to her favorite artworks, both legendary and overlooked, and to the people who are the museum’s lifeblood: the curators, the artisans producing frames and engravings, the builders overseeing restorations, the firefighters protecting the aging structure. Blending investigative journalism, travelogue, history, and memoir, Sciolino walks her readers through the museum’s front gates and immerses them in its irresistible, engrossing world of beauty and culture. 

Elaine Sciolino is a contributing writer and former Paris bureau chief for the New York Times. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Only Street in Paris, as well as The Seine and La Seduction. She lives in Paris.