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Laurence des Cars to head Louvre, first woman boss in its history
France yesterday appointed Laurence des Cars, known for promoting social issues through art, as the new head of the Louvre-the…
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Will Louvre show include world’s priciest painting?
As the Louvre museum prepares to unveil a blockbuster exhibition of works by Leonardo da Vinci on Thursday, mystery surrounds…
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Louvre blockbuster: Honoring Leonardo da Vinci 500 years on
A blockbuster retrospective of Leonardo da Vinci opens Thursday at the Louvre museum to mark 500 years since the death…
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Overcrowded Louvre struggles to cope with rising tourist tide
Like a human wave every few minutes, two hundred or so tourists surge towards the “Mona Lisa,” mobile phones in…
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I.M. Pei, a pillar of modern architecture, dies at 102
In this file photo taken on June 22, 2006 Chinese architect of the Louvre Pyramid Ieoh Ming Pei smiles in…
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French artist JR promises latest work will reveal Louvre pyramid’s ‘secret’
French artist JR on Friday put the final touches to a huge collage in the courtyard of the Louvre, his…
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Exhibition turns up trove of looted Nazi art in Louvre
A new exhibition has uncovered a hoard of art looted from a Jewish family almost wiped out by the Nazis…
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Beyonce helps Paris Louvre attract record visitor numbers
The world’s most popular museum, the Paris Louvre, received over 10 million visitors in 2018, a record which it partly…
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