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Two young Belgian creators mock the Louvre: they hang one of their works behind the Mona Lisa (video)

Two young Belgian creators mock the Louvre: they hang one of their works behind the Mona Lisa (video)

There is no peace for the Louvre's security system, which has registered yet another breach in recent hours. Last Nov. 13, two young men of Belgian nationality posted on their widely followed social channels a video showing that they had managed to h...
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France, art world rises up against new patrimonial property, which includes works of art

France, art world rises up against new patrimonial property, which includes works of art

The art sector in France is rising up against a bill that could significantly affect art: it is the proposed revision of the Tax on Immovable Property (IFI, impôt sur la fortune immobilière), which is now expected to become, keeping the ...
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Jacques-Louis David political: in Paris the revolutionary painter. What the Louvre exhibition looks like

Jacques-Louis David political: in Paris the revolutionary painter. What the Louvre exhibition looks like

It is surprising that there is little or no talk in Italy about the muscular exhibition that the Louvre has organized to reconstruct the story of Jacques-Louis David exactly two hundred years after his death. In terms of completeness and volume of ma...
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France, Court of Auditors berates Louvre: invest more in security

France, Court of Auditors berates Louvre: invest more in security

The French Court of Auditors (Cour des comptes) has published two unpublished reports devoted to the Musée du Louvre, which provide an overview of the strategy and financial management of the world's most visited institution. The analyses cove...
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The Mirror Gallery at Versailles regains its closest look to its original appearance

The Mirror Gallery at Versailles regains its closest look to its original appearance

A major restoration project at the Palace of Versailles has brought the Gallery of Mirrors closer to its original appearance. The intervention, the result of rigorous historical research and architectural restoration work, has made it possible to rec...
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Louvre: two arrests in the theft of the Crown Jewels

Louvre: two arrests in the theft of the Crown Jewels

French authorities have made arrests in connection with the recent jewelry theft at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau confirmed this morning that the arrests were made the previous evening, Saturday. One of the individuals ta...
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Sensational theft at the Louvre: nine pieces of the French crown jewels stolen this morning

Sensational theft at the Louvre: nine pieces of the French crown jewels stolen this morning

This morning the Louvre Museum in Paris was the scene of an incredible theft of priceless historical jewelry, forcing the management to close the institution's doors for the entire day. "The Louvre Museum," reads the laconic message posted on the of...
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Qatar turns out to own "Desperate" Courbet's masterpiece

Qatar turns out to own "Desperate" Courbet's masterpiece

The famous Self-Portrait by Gustave Courbet (Ornans, 1819 - La-Tour-de-Peilz, 1877) known as Le Désespéré ("The Despairing Man") was revealed today to be the property of the Qatar Museums: the news came as an agreement was announ...
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