With 200 works of art from the collections of the Louvre Museum, this special exhibition proposes traveling through the arts and civilizations of Europe and the Near East over four thousand years. The exhibits were selected under the theme of children, from the significant and diverse collections of seven curatorial departments of the Louvre Museum -- Egyptian Antiquities; Near Eastern Antiquities; Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities; Sculptures; Decorative Arts; Prints and Drawings; and Paintings.

It is a unique thematic and transversal exhibition that seeks to show how children have been depicted and expressed in art, and how the universal motif of children has been inspiring artists from the ancient to modern times. By presenting children from wide geographical and chronological areas, the exhibition will make the audience see that children have been loved throughout the human history regardless of differences in nations, historical period, and culture. The exhibits will be displayed in the following juxtaposed manner:

Section 1: The Infancy
Section 2: Children in Daily Life
Section 3: Children and Death
Section 4: Portraits and Family Life
Section 5: Children in Ancient Religions and Greco-Roman Mythology
Section 6: Children in Christian Art
Section 7: Imaginary Children

This exhibition has been enabled by rich and diverse collections of the Louvre, a world-famous museum. Exhibits widely vary in style and age: a girl's mummy, ancient Elamite toys, masterpieces by Titian "The Virgin and the Child with St Stephan, St. Jerome and St. Maurice", Chardin, Reynolds, Gobelin tapestries and 19th century sculptures.