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Louvre acquires Lebanese collector Georges Abou Adal's 272 eastern Christian icons

Among the works is a rare set of icons from the 17th-century renewal of the Greek Patriarchate of Antioch, created by Arabic-speaking Christians in Syria, Lebanon, Aleppo, and Jerusalem.

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 A dress designed by John Galliano for the fashion house Christian Dior, displayed at the Louvre

Art or fashion? What’s happening at the Louvre will change everything you thought

 President Macron announces 'New Renaissance' plan to renovate Louvre Museum by 2031.

President Macron announces 'New Renaissance' plan to renovate Louvre Museum by 2031

 Paris to host a Met Gala-style fundraising event of its own.

'Le Grand Dîner du Louvre': Paris to host a Met Gala-style fundraising event of its own


Louvre director warns: Mona Lisa's wing at risk from leaks, overcrowding, and failing facilities

Laurence des Cars called for a fundamental modernization of the Louvre, stating that "the status quo is not tenable."

 A new wing for the Mona Lisa? Louvre Museum director warns of water leaks, overcrowding, failing facilities.

Rare Christian icons evacuated from Ukraine go on show in Paris' Louvre Museum

The icons, on display from Wednesday, are from a group of 16 extremely fragile works from Kyiv's Bohdan andVarvara Khanenko Museum that were secretly evacuated to be safeguarded by the Paris museum

 A journalist takes a picture of Saint John the Baptist 6th century Encaustic painting on wood panel, a rare Byzantine icon from the collections of the Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko Museum in Kyiv

Written records of biblical King David discovered by researchers

The stele was discovered in fragments in 1868 roughly 15 miles east of the Dead Sea and currently resides in the Louvre museum in Paris.

 Detail of a portion of lines 12–16, reconstructed from the squeeze. The middle line (14) reads "Take Nabau against Israel."

Mona Lisa left unharmed but smeared in cake in climate protest stunt

The perpetrator was a man disguised as an old lady who jumped out of a wheelchair before attacking the glass.

 Visitors take pictures and video of the painting "Mona Lisa" after cake was smeared on the protective glass at the Lourve Museum in Paris, France May 29, 2022 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.

Paris's Louvre closes after staff walkout over coronavirus fears

A spokeswoman said the museum in central Paris was expected to open after the meeting between management, personnel and the staff doctor.

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