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Sections of Salvator Mundi Not Part of Leonardo’s Original Design, Research Suggests

by Valentina Di Liscia February 2, 2021February 7, 2021

Two recent investigations of “Salvator Mundi,” including one conducted by the Louvre, now offer new avenues for skepticism.

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A Modern Update to the “Gentleman Thief” Genre

by Dan Schindel January 14, 2021January 27, 2021

Starring Omar Sy, the French Netflix series Lupin is a delightful crime thriller.

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The Louvre Closes As Staffers Strike and Demand Solution to Overcrowding

by Zachary Small May 28, 2019May 29, 2019

Record attendance numbers at the Paris museum have not scaled with security personnel on staff, and employees say the situation is now dangerous.

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The Louvre Will Offer Private Tours for Just $34 During Closed Hours

by Zachary Small May 24, 2019May 24, 2019

The new program, created in partnership with Airbnb, is designed to attract locals to the museum at times when it’s not crowded with tourists.

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After Diplomatic Squabble, Italy Agrees to Lend France Its Leonardos for Major Exhibition

by Zachary Small March 4, 2019March 5, 2019

Italy’s rightwing government initially refused France’s request for Leonardos because it believed the Louvre exhibition would “put Italy on the margins of a major cultural event.”

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Over 7.36 Million People Visited the Metropolitan Museum in 2018

by Jasmine Weber January 7, 2019January 8, 2019

Despite the museum’s updated ticket policy undoing its universal pay-what-you-wish model, well-received exhibitions like Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination proved fruitful.

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Louvre Launches a Free Admission Night to Attract Low-Income and Younger Visitors

by Jasmine Weber November 29, 2018

Starting January 5, the Louvre will offer free admission on one Saturday night every month, to “democratise” its patronage.

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Woman Barred from the Louvre for Her Attire

by Sarah Rose Sharp November 9, 2018November 9, 2018

Australian social media personality Newsha Syeh says she was unjustifiably berated by guards at the Louvre for her choice of outfit.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z in a gallery at the Louvre
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Can Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Louvre Video Change Perceptions of Who Belongs in Museums?

by Lise Ragbir June 28, 2018June 17, 2020

The “Apeshit” video is important because people of color rarely have the opportunity to claim such spaces, but it also perpetuates the dangerous notion that art is a luxury.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z in front of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa in the video for "Apeshit" (all screenshots by the author via YouTube)
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z Return to the Louvre in New Music Video, Picking the Greatest Hits

by Benjamin Sutton June 18, 2018

But the pop music royals stick to the museum’s main attractions in “Apeshit.”

Libérons le Louvre's performance on Monday (photo by Libérons le Louvre)
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Activists Pressure Louvre to Drop Oil Company Sponsorship with Die-in

by Benjamin Sutton March 13, 2018

In a protest performance on Monday, activists collapsed at the foot of “Raft of the Medusa” to call attention to museum sponsor Total’s climate change complicity.

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Giant Monet Painting Discovered in Louvre Storage and Returned to Japan

by Elena Goukassian March 2, 2018

Missing for almost 60 years, the painting was found severely damaged in a Louvre storage facility.

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