Louvre Museum Names Advocate for African Art Repatriation as Next ‘Great Thinker’

The appointment of Bénédicte Savoy underscores France’s changing views on the issue of returning artifacts that were wrongly taken during the colonial period.

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Jordan Roth, a Broadway Big Shot, Is Now Reinventing Himself

Jordan Roth owned five Broadway theaters and produced a string of hits. Now he’s pivoting to performance.

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France Opens Competition to Expand Overcrowded Louvre

Architects are being asked to submit proposals for a new entrance for the world’s most visited museum — and to create a new exhibition space for the Mona Lisa.

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Louvre Staff’s Work Stoppage Shutters Museum for Hours

Visitors were left stranded outside in Paris on Monday after a monthly union meeting led to a wildcat strike over workplace conditions and crowding.

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At the Louvre, the Mona Lisa Will Get Her Own Room as Museum Expands

President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to alleviate crowds at the Paris museum and to charge higher fees for visitors from outside the European Union.

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