Book Chat – October
The Center for the Arts Evergreen Book Chat meets on the third Wednesday of every month from 3-5 pm in person or on Zoom. CAE’s Book Chat is free to all CAE members. We choose fictional AND nonfictional books based in the world of arts and culture and have lively discussions about the world of art.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 – 3 pm
Adventures in the Louvre by Elaine Sciolino
The Louvre is the most famous museum in the world, attracting millions of visitors every year with its masterpieces. In Adventures in the Louvre, Elaine Sciolino immerses herself in this magical space and helps us fall in love with what was once a forbidding fortress.
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. Adventures in the Louvre reveals the secrets of this grand monument of Paris and basks in its timeless, seductive power.
