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With Venice Recovery Underway, Here’s How You Can Help

by Monica Castillo December 16, 2019December 16, 2019

Bloomberg says that a $500 donation to Save Venice will pay for a day of work for a professional conservator, while $1.1 million will single-handedly fund the restoration of one of the oldest basilicas in Venice.

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St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice Has Aged “20 Years in a Day” After Major Flooding

Avatar photo by Zachary Small January 2, 2019

Last October’s flood submerged Venice under more than five feet of seawater. The city’s streets were a disaster, and they’re blaming the Italian government for it.

The exterior of the Louvre (photo by youssef_alam/Wikimedia Commons)
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Flooding Damages Three Paintings and Multiple Rooms at the Louvre

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton July 17, 2017July 17, 2017

France’s National Library and Ministry of Culture also suffered water damage during a deluge on the night of July 9.

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French Museum Faces “Cultural Catastrophe” After Storage Vault Floods

by Claire Voon June 7, 2016June 9, 2016

Recent heavy rainfall in France has led to dangerously high water levels, but while some Paris museums have managed to safeguard their collections, staffers at the Musée Girodet found themselves facing hundreds of water-damaged artworks.

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The Louvre and Musée d’Orsay Shut Down as Seine River Floods [UPDATED]

by Claire Voon June 2, 2016June 3, 2016

Record rainfall in Paris has caused intense and dangerous flooding of the Seine River to the extent that the Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay are closing temporarily to safeguard their collections.

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