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Louvre-Museum

News 6 years ago

Louvre Abu Dhabi closed in virus shutdown

The Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi closed all tourist attractions, including its branch of famed Paris museum the Louvre, from Saturday until March 31 as a precaution against the coronavirus.

News 6 years ago

France's Louvre and Palace of Versailles shut by coronavirus

Paris' top tourists sites, including the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower, closed Friday because of the coronavirus, as France said it was banning all gatherings of more than 100 people.

News 6 years ago

Louvre restricts entry, French concerts canceled over virus fears

The Louvre said Monday it was restricting entry to the world's most visited museum, as concerts were cancelled across France because of the new coronavirus.

News 6 years ago

Louvre museum reopens after staff walkout over coronavirus fears

The Louvre in Paris reopened on Wednesday after it was forced to close for three days as staff walked out saying they were concerned about catching the coronavirus from visitors.

News 6 years ago

Paris's Louvre museum shuttered for second day over staff coronavirus fears

The Louvre in Paris, the world's most visited museum, was closed for a second day running on Monday after staff again refused to work due to coronavirus fears, a union said.

News 6 years ago

Paris' Louvre closes for staff meeting on coronavirus

Art lovers were left locked out of the Louvre in Paris on Sunday morning as the world's most-visited museum held a staff meeting about the coronavirus outbreak.

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Leonardo show smashes Louvre's all-time record

Nearly 1.1 million people flocked to see a blockbuster Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Louvre in Paris before it closed Monday -- an all-time record -- the museum said.

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Leonardo fans pull Louvre all-nighters to catch show's final hours

It's a half hour after midnight, and a huge crowd is massed in front of the illuminated glass pyramid at the Louvre for a rare night-time visit to the museum's most ambitious show in years, a landmark collection of works by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci.

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Louvre throws open blockbuster Leonardo show for all-night viewing

Short of something to do at around 4 am on a weekend in Paris late in February? How about a (free) visit to the Paris Louvre museum's show-stopping exhibition of the Italian Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci, hailed by critics as the most significant display of his works in years?