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The Louvre, the world’s largest museum, and the Orsay, home to France's collection of impressionist art, saw clear drops in the number of visitors during the Games. While expected, given the focus on sport during the Games, the museums hope their autumn exhibitions will make up for the shortfall.

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Eighty years after they were looted from a Jewish family during the Nazi Occupation of France, two 17th-century still-life paintings have been returned to the heirs of their rightful owners – who have donated them to the Louvre Museum in Paris.

French police on Saturday arrested a climate activist who staged a protest attack on a priceless Claude Monet painting at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, prosecutors said.

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Louvre Director Laurence des Cars said her institution is looking at upgrading both the visitor experience surrounding the iconic painting as well as the museum overall.

The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, the world's most famous portrait, could get a room of its own in the Louvre, the museum's president said on Saturday.

The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, the world's most famous portrait, could get a room of its own in the Louvre, the museum's president said on Saturday.