Affiliation : Louvre Museum    Head of the Institue : Sophie Makariou    Date of establishment : 2003    Tel : (+33) 1 40 20 50 74, + 33 (0)1 40 20 53 17    Fax : (+33) 1 40 20 54 02    Addres : Department des Arts de l'Islam, Musee du Louvre, 75 058 Paris    Email : Richard-francis@louvre.fr,info@louvre.fr    Url : http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/presentation_departement.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1408474395181076&CURRENT_LLV_DEP%3C%3Efolder_id=1408474395181076&FOLDER%3C%3EbrowsePath=1408474395181076&bmLocale=en    More : The Department of Islamic Art is the newest department in the Musée du Louvre. Created in 2003, its refurbishment has been underway since 2008. From September 2012 it is due to reopen in a completely new, restyled setting, which will provide its collections with a space befitting their prominence within the museum.