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The Louvre shuts its doors amid fears of overcrowding

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The Independent UK

Paris Louvre closure leaves thousands waiting as officials hold undisclosed emergency talks

The Louvre Museum in Paris delayed its opening on Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stranded in long, unmoving lines outside the iconic glass pyramid.

Euronews

Iconic tourist destination closes unexpectedly, with thousands left waiting outside

Tourists are warned it is not clear when they will be granted entry

The Independent UK

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Epic crossover: Age of Empires joins forces with the world's most popular museum for a historic exhibit

The Louvre's new Mamluk Sultanate exhibit is using Age of Empires to help share its story, and there's a livestream happening on June 12 that you can't miss.

Windows Central

Louvre art school launches crowdfunding drive to help struggling students

Faced with the rising cost of living, many students at the prestigious Ecole du Louvre art history school in Paris are finding themselves struggling financially. Its director has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help students focus on their studies rather than worry about paying their rent.

Radio France Internationale

Visitors flock to Paris’s Pompidou Centre before it closes for renovations

Art lovers catch last glimpse of prestigious art collection before gallery shuts for five years for major revamp

The Guardian - UK

The Best Looks From Le Grande Dîner du Louvre, AKA the French Met Gala

This night at the museum was especially stylish.

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Mona Lisa to be placed in ‘special’ private room as part of Louvre renovation

Museum will undergo renovation that will see creation of a grand new entrance and underground gallery rooms

The Independent UK

Macron reveals bold Louvre overhaul with exclusive space for Mona Lisa

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced his plan to renovate Paris's Louvre museum which is plagued by overcrowding and outdated facilities.

Radio France Internationale

British tourists to be charged more to see Mona Lisa because of Brexit

Macron has announced new plans to renovate the Louvre to make it more accessible for Parisians

The Independent UK

The Louvre in Paris needs a full upgrade – here’s a list of its problems

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce possibly hundreds of millions of euros in renovation work for the Louvre

The Independent UK

Louvre Opens First Fashion Exhibition After Shock Memo About Decay

The Louvre in Paris opened its first-ever fashion exhibition on Friday, seeking to draw new, younger audiences amid national concern about conditions inside the landmark art destination.

International Business Times

Louvre Holds First Fashion Exhibition, Eyeing New Audiences

The Louvre in Paris opened its first-ever fashion exhibition on Friday, seeking to draw new, younger audiences to the world's most popular museum.

International Business Times

Louvre plagued by leaks and crumbling infrastructure, museum boss warns

The Louvre, the world's most visted museum, is suffering structural damage that threatens its future as a global cultural treasure, according to a confidential memo revealed by French newspaper Le Parisien, which cited leaks, overcrowding and inadequate facilities.

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The Guardian - UK

‘The ghosts are everywhere’: can the British Museum survive its omni-crisis?

Beset by colonial controversy, difficult finances and the discovery of a thief on the inside, Britain’s most visited museum is in deep trouble. Can it restore its reputation?

The Guardian - UK

‘It is everything art gets a bad name for and everything I love’: Damien Hirst and Cornelia Parker on choosing artworks for schools

Antony Gormley and Bridget Riley also pick works to be shown on high-res displays, thanks to a drive to put art at the core of the secondary school cultural syllabus

The Conversation

The Crown of Thorns returns to Notre Dame after the ‘modern miracle’ of its rescue from the fire

A lot of my research involves examining relics from Jesus’s final days. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working closely with some of the custodians of the sacred objects at Notre Dame.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Greeks do not have a moral right to the Elgin Marbles and if we 'loan' them, they will never come back

It doesn’t take much nous to see what’s going on with the Elgin Marbles. After the PM’s affectionate chat with the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the other day, Sir Keir Starmer’s office has confirmed that the Government will not stand in the way of a deal between the Greek…

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The Conversation

Why you should get to know Thomas Aquinas, even 800 years after he lived

Some years ago, I was rushing past the treasures of the Louvre in Paris, on the way to the “Mona Lisa,” when a painting stopped me in my tracks.

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Inside ‘De toutes beautés!’, the Louvre’s new exhibition narrating 10,000 years of beauty ideals through art

‘De toutes beautés!’ marks the beginning of a three-year partnership between the Louvre and L’Oréal Groupe. India Birgitta Jarvis reports on the show for Wallpaper*

International Business Times

French Minister Ups Ante In Eiffel Tower Olympic Rings Row

A row over the Olympics logo becoming a longterm feature of the Eiffel Tower has taken a fresh turn with a French government minister bidding to take de facto control over the monument away from the city of Paris.

Creative Bloq

'There was a creative void that we both wanted to fill': a day in the life of designers Benji Wiedemann and Alex Lampe

Wiedemann Lampe founders discuss the dynamic of their creative partnership and approaching design briefs with forensic accuracy.

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50 Hilariously Relatable Art History Memes That Prove Nothing Has Changed In Hundreds Of Years

The Mona Lisa was the mother of memes since before memes were even a thing. She paved the way for a plethora of parodies that people can relate to, even if they aren't art lovers. The post 50 Hilariously Relatable Art History Memes That Prove Nothing Has Changed In Hundreds…

Radio France Internationale

Significant drop in visitors to Louvre, Orsay museums during Paris Olympics

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.

The Guardian - UK

How Snoop Dogg is embodying feelgood spirit of Paris Olympics

US rapper brings his upbeat energy to the games as correspondent for TV network NBC and Team USA hype man

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