Henri Loyrette

Henri Loyrette (born 31 May 1952 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris) was the chairman of Admical, a French organisation dedicated to corporate philanthropy, and the former director of the Louvre Museum (2001–2013). He became first curator and then director of the Musée d'Orsay in 1978 and 1994, respectively. Career Loyrette was named curator of the Musée d'Orsay in 1978. His focus on 19th century architecture and painting resulted in several important exhibitions, including the 1987–88 exhibition “Chicago, Birth of a Metropolis,” developed by the then-director of the Art Institute of Chicago, John Zukowsky. In 1997, he was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, which awards prizes for artistic merit in nine areas. Loyrette was listed under Section VI - Unattached Members, in the organization's Perspective on the Academie, Number 91, from 2020.