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‘Gathering artifacts is only one element of what needs to be done, we also need to tell the stories behind them too,’ a museum official says. ‘That’s what makes an ordinary object so impactful, so priceless.’
The Louvre museum in Paris is closed but using the time to speed up maintenance operations, and start repair on work that is difficult to schedule when it is open.
PARIS (AP) — The 518-year-old Mona Lisa has seen many things in her life on a wall, but...
The Louvre's forced closure has also granted museum officials a golden opportunity to carry out long-overdue refurbishments that were simply not possible with nearly 10 million visitors a year.
Thomas Adamson And Alex Turnbull A worker cleans the Marly courtyard in the Louvre museum, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Gone are the crowds' sweltering heat, the jostling for a view and the constant snapping of cameras. It's uncertain when the world's most visited museum will reopen, after being closed on Oct. 30 in line with the French government's virus measures. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) February 20, 2021 - 6:31 AM PARIS - The 518-year-old Mona Lisa has seen many things in her life on a wall, but rarely this: Almost four months with no Louvre visitors. As ...