The Palace of Versailles was also evacuated while France continues to be under high alert.
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Louvre Shutters as Pension Plan Protests Intensify
President Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 has sparked widespread demonstrations across the country.
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Man Smears Mona Lisa With Cake at the Louvre
“Think of the planet,” said the vandal, who claimed to be a climate activist and was disguised as a woman in a wheelchair.
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Sections of Salvator Mundi Not Part of Leonardo’s Original Design, Research Suggests
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Australian social media personality Newsha Syeh says she was unjustifiably berated by guards at the Louvre for her choice of outfit.
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Can Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Louvre Video Change Perceptions of Who Belongs in Museums?
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.
