Paris’ Louvre museum in dire state, problems ‘endanger’ art, director warns in plea for help
The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” has requested urgent help from the French government to restore and renovate its ageing exhibition halls and better protect its countless works of art.
The Louvre in Paris needs a full upgrade — here’s a list of its problems
Paris’s biggest cultural attraction, The Louvre, needs a full upgrade, and a costly one. The most visited museum in the world is plagued with overcrowding and outdated facillities. French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce on Tuesday possibly hundreds of millions of euros in renovation work.
Paris' Louvre museum, in dire state, cries for help
The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, has requested urgent help from the French government to restore and renovate its ageing exhibition halls and better protect its countless works of art.
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French Culture Minister Pledges New Measures for Young Designers
Rachida Dati unveiled new measures to support France’s fashion ecosystem and help emerging talent on a visit to the FHCM’s Sphere showroom.
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Louvre pleads for help: Paris’ iconic museum faces mounting problems
The Louvre, Paris’ iconic museum, faces urgent challenges, including leaks, overcrowding, and temperature issues threatening its art collection
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‘Mona Lisa’ will get its own room following renovation
The renovation announcement comes after concerns over water leaks and other damages were expressed by the museum’s director earlier this month.
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‘Very poor condition’: Louvre in need of major upgrade, what could happen to ‘Mona Lisa?’
The leaked memo said the Louvre suffered from “proliferation of damage in museum spaces, some of which are in very poor condition.”
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The Louvre needs full upgrade. President Macron is to address the Paris museum’s costly renovation.
The Louvre needs a full upgrade, and a costly one. French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce Tuesday possibly hundreds of millions of euros (dollars) in renovation work
UK visitors will have to pay more to see the Mona Lisa in the Louvre in Paris than EU tourists as part of major renovation, Emmanuel Macron says
A multi-year overhaul will see a new entrance built as well as a separate underground gallery for Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece in what Mr Macron called a "new renaissance".
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Paris' Louvre museum, in dire state, cries for help
In a letter to Culture Minister Rachida Dati, revealed by Paris daily Le Parisien and confirmed to Reuters by the Louvre, Louvre President Laurence des Cars warned that the centuries-old building ...
‘Mona Lisa’ will get its own room under a 10-year renovation of the Louvre in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday 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 that will take years to complete.
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French culture minister: 'On AI, the American model is not the European model'
In the run-up to the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit, organized by Paris on February 10 and 11, Culture Minister Rachida Dati is trying to alleviate concerns within the cultural sector.