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Louvre and Snapchat: six masterpieces come alive in augmented reality

Starting Feb. 18, 2026, the Louvre Museum will expand its visitor offerings with an augmented reality project developed in conjunction withSnap Inc.'s Paris-based AR Studio. The initiative, titled The Incredible Unknowns of the Louvre, introduces afr...
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Louvre, water seepage damages 19th century painting in Beato Angelico room

More trouble in Paris for the Louvre , which in the past few hours faced a new internal emergency following a water infiltration that affected the Denon wing during the night of Thursday, Feb. 12, to Friday, Feb. 13. The incident, which affected a ke...
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Louvre, a Lombard Renaissance masterpiece is reborn: the Portal of Palazzo Stanga

After more than a century of display in the halls of the Louvre's sculpture department, where Michelangelo's Prisoners are located, the Portal of Palazzo Stanga, a 15th-century masterpiece attributed to Pietro da Rho (Rho, c. 1465-after 1513) and com...
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Louvre installs bars at window where thieves entered

The Louvre has begun to translate promises to tighten security made in the weeks following the sensational theft that hit one of France's iconic cultural heritage sites last October into concrete action. On Tuesday, Dec. 23, skilled workers installed...
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Louvre, a water leak floods the library of Egyptian Antiquities. Involved in the damage 300 to 400 books

There seems to be no respite for the Louvre, which after the sensational theft of the French crown jewels in the middle of last October is now facing new damage, including image damage. Indeed, a water leak that occurred on Nov. 26 caused damage to s...
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Another shingle on Louvre: Bell Gallery closed due to structural problems

Another shingle falls on the Louvre: the museum has announced the preventive closure of some spaces in the south wing of the Sully Quadrilateral and the Bell Gallery (also reported on the museum's official website), located on the second floor of the...
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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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Louvre launches massive security plan after sensational theft

In Paris, the Louvre is preparing for a major overhaul of its security system after the Oct. 19 theft, the Court of Auditors' warnings and the administrative investigation ordered by Culture Minister Rachida Dati. The board of directors of the public...
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