Tales of the Museum Dominique-Vivant Denon entices young and old into his workshop¿an Aladdin's cave of treasures and memories. This emblematic figure was the first director of the Louvre in 1802. He has come back to life for us as a whimsical and exuberant adventurer and a a boundless source of true stories, anecdotes, and . Some fifty anecdotes and five stories about the museum and its masterpieces are accessible in his workshopmemories about the artworks. As you explore the workshop, the mysteries and secrets surrounding the creation, discovery, acquisition, or restoration of a number of artworks are revealed by these "incredible-but-true" tales.