In Brief
Louvre Removed Sackler Name From Its Walls and Website
President of the Louvre Museum Jean-Luc Martinez denied any connection between the decision and a recent PAIN Sackler protest outside the museum.
Paris
News
Pharma Protests Reach Paris, as Sackler PAIN Demands Louvre "Take Down the Sackler Name"
The activists unfurled large banners and staged a die-in in front of the museum's iconic pyramid demanding it removes the Sackler's name from one of its wings.
News
Pharma Protests Reach Paris, as Sackler PAIN Demands Louvre "Take Down the Sackler Name"
The activists unfurled large banners and staged a die-in in front of the museum's iconic pyramid demanding it removes the Sackler's name from one of its wings.
In Brief
The French Senate Won't Let Ambitious Architects Near Notre Dame’s Spire
Legislators have passed a resolution that demands the cathedral be rebuilt “in the same way visually as before.”
In Brief
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.
Art
A Reminiscence of Virginia Zabriskie, an Important and Undersung Art Dealer
Zabriskie, who passed away on May 7, created and ran two galleries for close to 60 years, one in New York and the other in Paris.
In Brief
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.
Film
Quartet Chronicles a Twisted Ménage à Trois in the Roaring ’20s of Paris
In Quartet (1981), now screening at Quad Cinema, filmmaker James Ivory explores sexual Stockholm syndrome and the persistence of patriarchy in seedy 1920s Paris.
News
Today in Notre-Dame News: Angry Bees and Zombie Gargoyles Edition
Nothing gets creative cogs churning quite like an 850-year-old cathedral on fire.
Art
A Tacky Tech Take on Vincent van Gogh
Van Gogh, Starry Night degrades the work of the daring painter while underusing the awesome powers of immersive digital technology.
Art
The Politics and Limits of Transportation Systems Around the World
An exhibition presents a decade’s worth of research on how people get around with transportation systems that can both lead to and help resolve social inequalities.
In Brief
Today in Notre-Dame News: Extreme Cathedral Makeover Edition
The rapid pace of reconstruction news means we're breaking down the most important stories into a reader's digest.