Workers say they’ve been left in the dark about the future of their jobs once the museum closes for a multi-year renovation.
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Louvre Museum Evacuated After False Bomb Threat
The Palace of Versailles was also evacuated while France continues to be under high alert.
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The Most Biting Memes of the Paris Bedbug Panic
You could say that these bedbugs have a certain je ne sais quoi.
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A Posthumous Life for Painter Claude Rutault’s Improvisations
Experiencing Rutault’s works is like being confronted with one’s beliefs, one’s own faith in painting, or lack of it.
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Tonika Lewis Johnson’s Photos Spark Transatlantic Conversation About Race
The artist’s work draws connections between Black communities in Chicago’s South Side and the suburbs of Paris.
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The Photographer Capturing Our Eiffel Tower Obsession
Inspired by the ubiquitous phenomenon, Oleksandr Popenko documents Eiffel Tower replicas across Ukraine for his Little Paris project.
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Paris’s Louvre Museum Is Safeguarding Ukrainian Antiquities
The 16 medieval works were secretly evacuated from the Khanenko Museum in Kyiv after a Russian missile strike last October.
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A Walk in Frédérique Lucien’s Winter Garden
A new exhibition combines the artist’s uncanny bodily sculptures with her two-dimensional botanical works.
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Did Van Gogh’s Disdain for the Eiffel Tower Inspire “Starry Night”?
Art historian James Hall argues that van Gogh replaced the Eiffel Tower with a towering cypress tree and its inaugural light shows with the night sky.
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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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Louis Vuitton in Trouble Over Joan Mitchell Works in New Ad
The artist’s estate sent a cease and desist order to the fashion company for its inclusion of paintings by the artist in a recent ad campaign.
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The Rise and Fall of the Neo-Romantics
Theatres of Melancholy: The Neo-Romantics in Paris and Beyond highlights a group of artists who found acclaim and patronage only to fall back into obscurity.
