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France plans $800M makeover for the Louvre, Mona Lisa's overcrowded home
Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American ...
'Macron's desire for efficiency and practicality at the Louvre clashes with the concept of a people's museum'
OP-ED. The French president's announcements concerning the financial requirements for the major renovation work due at the ...
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Louvre Couture: The debut fashion show at the Musée du Louvre
The Louvre in Paris opened its first-ever fashion exhibition, Louvre Couture on Friday, seeking to draw new, younger audiences.
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Paris Louvre in 'very poor condition' according to leaked director memo
Director Laurence des Cars wrote detailing the various failings of France’s premier art gallery to culture minister Rachida Dati. Leaked to the Le Parisien newspaper, des Cars’ memo describes ...
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'A source of French pride'? Louvre museum's poor conditions prompt outcry
The director of the Louvre last week sent a memo to France’s culture minister detailing the dilapidated state of the Paris museum, spurring President Emmanuel Macron to organise a visit on Tuesday.
Culture is a major tourist draw for the UK — let’s start charging to preserve it
Rather than introduce paid museum entry as the Louvre plans to do, a UK hotel tax should help fund our global collections ...
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Louvre director warns: Mona Lisa's wing at risk from leaks, overcrowding, and failing facilities
In a letter to French Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak, revealed by the newspaper Le Parisien, Louvre Museum director Laurence des Cars warns that the museum's facilities are in a dire state ...
Macron announces a major overhaul to modernize Louvre and a dedicated room for the Mona Lisa
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum, which he said will be renovated and expanded in a major overhaul.