Which Louvre wing was formerly occupied by France's Finance Ministry?

The Louvre wing formerly occupied by France’s Finance Ministry was the Richelieu Wing.

The ministry had been housed in the Louvre’s northern wing from 1871, long after the building had become primarily associated with art and national collections. In 1981, President François Mitterrand announced the Grand Louvre project, which aimed to remove the ministry and devote nearly the entire palace to museum use.

The Finance Ministry was relocated to the Bercy district, allowing the vacated wing to be redesigned and greatly expanded. The renovated Richelieu Wing was inaugurated on 18 November 1993, forming the largest single expansion in the Louvre’s history at that time.

The other names can cause confusion because the Louvre is divided into several historic wings. The Sully and Denon Wings are also major museum sections, while the Lescot Wing refers to an older architectural part of the palace rather than the former ministry site.