For Paris Olympics, the Louvre will Host Yoga Classes

Apart from the canvases that line the Louvre’s walls, there typically isn’t much stretching in France’s most famous museum. 

But with the 2024 Summer Olympics on the horizon, the Louvre is embracing the atmosphere and has announced it will host dance, yoga, and workout classes in the galleries while surrounded works of art, according to the Guardian.

The program, called “Run in the Louvre”, launched on Wednesday with visitors enjoying 10-minute sessions including yoga in the museum’s Cour Marly, which is filled with French sculptures from King Louis XIV’s chateau in Marly.

“The Louvre is physically in the center of Paris. It will be physically at the center of the Olympic Games,” the Louvre’s director Laurence des Cars said.

The Louvre is not the only cultural landmark in the City of Lights that will take part in the Olympic spirit. A temporary stadium built on the Place de la Concorde will host the skateboarding and breakdancing events, the Musee d’Orsay will host Olympic-related sports and cultural activities, and the opening ceremony will take place on the Seine, which runs right past the Louvre.

The 2024 Olympics will be the first in Paris this century and will run from July 26  through August 11, followed by the Paralympics from August 28 to  September 8.