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French Pension Protest Forces the Louvre to Close its Doors

Trade union protesters angered over President Emmanuel Macron's move to raise the retirement age without a final vote in parliament blocked the Louvre museum in Paris on Monday, frustrating crowds of visitors. Demonstrating peacefully over Macron's plans to make most French work an extra two years to 64 to balance…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 27, 2023

French pension protest blocks entry to Louvre museum

Trade union protesters angered by President Emmanuel Macron's move to raise the French retirement age without a final vote in parliament blocked the Louvre museum in Paris on Monday, frustrating crowds of visitors.

Reuters · Mar 27, 2023

Watch as protesters block Louvre museum entrance in Paris as unrest continues

Watch as members of France’s CGT union block the entrance of the Louvre museum, in protest against pension reforms.

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023

France hosts national tribute ceremony for artist Pierre Soulages

One week after his death aged 102, a national tribute was in honour of French painter Pierre Soulages in the Louvre on Wednesday, presided over by President Emmanuel Macron.

France 24 · Nov 2, 2022

French artist Pierre Soulages, famous for his shades of black, dies aged 102

French abstract painter Pierre Soulages, who has died at the age of 102, went "beyond black" in a career that spanned eight decades, exploring every possible interplay of light and texture on his unique black canvases. Soulages was celebrated at the Louvre in Paris, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg and…

France 24 · Oct 26, 2022

Royal Commission for AlUla Signs Agreement with Louvre Museum in Paris

The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has signed a five-year-agreement with Louvre Museum in Paris, which includes the display of a sculpture dating back to the Lihyanite period. According to the agreement, the Louvre will show the historical and cultural legacy of Saudi Arabia and AlUla, the Saudi Press Agency…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 7, 2022

Paris commemorates St Bartholomew massacre, 450 years later

Paris has decided to make more visible its commemoration of the St Bartholomew massacre of Protestants 450 years ago on 24 August 1572, by renaming a park in the city centre.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 24, 2022

Why Louvre’s Mona Lisa Keeps a Smile: Paris’ Cooling System

The Mona Lisa may maintain her famously enigmatic smile because she benefits from one of Paris’ best-kept secrets: An underground cooling system that’s helped the Louvre cope with the sweltering heat that has broken temperature records across Europe. The little-known “urban cold” network snakes unsuspecting beneath Parisians’ feet at a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 31, 2022

Why Louvre's Mona Lisa keeps a smile: Paris' cooling system

Perhaps the reason why the Mona Lisa maintains her famously enigmatic smile is that she benefits from one of Paris’ best-kept secrets: An underground cooling system that’s been helping her cope with sweltering heat that has broken temperature records in Europe

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022

Ryan Gosling reveals his six-year-old daughter Amada gave the Louvre ‘a thumbs down’

‘My youngest has a real power move,’ the actor says.

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022