Laurence des Cars’ policy at the Louvre
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Louvre crown jewels: the president in denialFrench Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, announced in a tweet the “opening of a ‘fact-checking’ line by the Louvre Museum’s press office” to counter the “false information circulating about the…
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Louvre: no entryWe have never ceased, for years, to denounce the unbelievable number of rooms closed at the Louvre, often under the pretext of works that do not exist, with the museum’s management knowingly lying to…
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Let’s have some fun with Louvre RenaissanceWe previously looked at the working group "Digital at the Louvre". We will now examine the conclusions of the group dedicated to human resources, which was divided into two workshops. Once again,…
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Louvre Renaissance: summary of the working groups (1)As announced, the preparatory working groups for the launch of the Louvre Renaissance competition have submitted their conclusions. This took place between 2 April and 19 May, over a period of one…
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A few clarifications on seventeenth-century French paintings at the LouvreWe made it clear in our recent article on 17th-century paintings that it concerned the Louvre and its policy on hanging and acquiring collections, and that we had worked from the Louvre database and…
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17th-century French painting mistreated by the LouvreOne of the Louvre’s missions is indispensable, not only because it is the largest museum in France, but also because it is the only one in the world to have the resources (collections, exhibition…
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Acquisitions of paintings at the Louvre: an unequal and well-hidden treasureThe major "New Renaissance of the Louvre" project (see article) expressly provides for a "Museographic renewal" throughout the museum. Page 16 of the expression of requirements document states:…
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The Louvre open, but closedDuring Jean-Luc Martinez’s directorship, we devoted two articles to the Louvre’s public closure (see here and there). Is the situation any better today? Obviously not. Theoretically, there are no…
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The Renaissance of the Louvre in 2 hours flat...We have already spoken several times about the "Renaissance du Louvre" project launched by Emmanuel Macron and Laurence des Cars. A damaging project for the Louvre - the palace as well as the museum…
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Louvre: contempt for curators, publishing and scientific workFor this new article on the Louvre’s policy, we contacted the museum. Probably annoyed by the two previous articles, it chose not to respond. In the end, it was probably for the best, because some of…
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