Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Bathers, 1763-1764. Oil on canvas, © 2006 High Museum of Art - Musée du Louvre/ Peter Harholdt.

ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art’s unprecedented three-year partnership with the Musée du Louvre launched last October to critical acclaim, continuing the High’s longstanding strategy of collaborating with international institutions to bring great art to Atlanta. Since the opening of “Louvre Atlanta’s” first two exhibitions, the High has welcomed more than 171,000 visitors; almost 33,000, or 19 percent, have been schoolchildren, and the Museum already has reservations for at least 28,000 additional students in the coming months. In addition, since the opening of “Louvre Atlanta” the High’s membership has grown to more than 49,000 households, which ranks in the top 10 among American art museums. (courtesy www.Artdaily.org)