Didier Rykner
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No more money for Notre-Dame!It is no exaggeration to say that they have no shame. As they prepare to spend more than four million euros vandalising Viollet-le-Duc’s work by removing stained-glass windows listed as historic…
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Bibliothèque Sully Sud at the Louvre: another abandoned projectThe flooding in the library of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities, which we revealed yesterday (see the article) and which Le Canard Enchaîné confirmed, quoting us, in fact conceals another…
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Louvre: a predictable flood in the department of Egyptian antiquitiesWednesday, 27 November, shortly before 9 p.m., a significant leak of dirty water occurred in the library of the department of Egyptian antiquities, causing a flood. Around 400 volumes were damaged,…
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Departure of Xavier Salmon from the Musée du LouvreIt should have taken place three years ago. But, at the last minute, Xavier Salmon ultimately saw his term renewed at the head of the Department of Graphic Arts. It is now confirmed: he will not be…
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An interview with Laurence des Cars in Le ParisienLaurence des Cars has just given an interview to Le Parisien, and once again, the director-president of the Louvre is talking almost nonsense. This is easy to prove, and we have already shown that…
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Three exhibitions in Parisian galleriesSi FAB (Fine Arts Biennale), redevenu désormais Fine Arts Paris, a avancé ses dates à septembre, novembre n’en reste pas moins un mois actif pour le marché de l’art à Paris, tant pour les ventes que…
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The discriminatory museumWe will not make this a long‑standing cause, as we already have enough of them, no doubt more important. But the announcement of a 45% increase in the Musée du Louvre’s admission fee (from €22 to…
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Louvre: a new document drives the point homeNous avons, il y a quelques jours, parlé des avant-projet définitifs de 2022, dont Laurence des Cars affirmait qu’ils étaient incomplets, ne prenant pas en compte la question des vidéos…
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Notre-Dame stained glass: the administrative court rejects Sites & Monuments’ claim at first instanceC’est une défaite, mais elle n’est que partielle, et provisoire : le tribunal administratif de Paris a rejeté la requête de l’association Sites & Monuments et d’un particulier donateur Jean-David…
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Where should the Crown Jewels be displayed?In a recent meeting with the unions, the Louvre’s Deputy General Administrator, Francis Steinbock, honoured us with a short tirade. Among the pleasantries directed at us (notably that we tell lies…