Michel Laclotte, Former Louvre Director Who Fiercely Defended I. M. Pei’s Iconic Pyramid Installation, Is Dead at 92
The curator was also instrumental in the creation of the Musée d'Orsay.
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New Louvre Director to Resurrect Plans for Long-Debated Byzantine and Coptic Art Department
The department has grown mired in debates over religious art at the museum.
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The Louvre’s Looted Renaissance Masterpiece: New Book Explores the Plundering of a Veronese Painting
The Napoleonic empire weaponized the painting as a political tool during the 19th century, the book argues.
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Colossal Statue of Roman Emperor Regains Missing Finger Discovered in Louvre’s Collection
The bronze digit was discovered in 2018 by a doctoral student researching welding techniques.
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Louvre Accused of ‘Serious Damage’ to Massive Cy Twombly Work After Renovation
The Louvre maintained that it had not significantly altered the work.
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Louvre Museum Faced Major Attendance Plunge in 2020 as a Result of Pandemic Restrictions
Museums in France remain closed until at least the end of the month.
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Activist Mwazulu Diyabanza Arrested After Attempting to Take Artifact from Louvre
A trial for the high-profile activist has been scheduled for December.
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New Study Reveals Potentially Groundbreaking Drawing Hidden Beneath ‘Mona Lisa’
A scientist has spent more than 14 years analyzing high-resolution images of the famous painting.
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Christo Has Died at 84, French Museums Plan Reopening, and More: Morning Links from June 1, 2020
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Louvre to See 70 Percent Drop in Attendance After Planned July Reopening
Its director projected that a "return to normal" would come as late as 2023.
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