Louvre museum reopens after 16-week virus shutdown
Louvre museum director Jean-Luc Martinez, during a media briefing today, says the museum has lost more than €40 million in ticket sales during the near-four-month lockdown. – EPA pic, July 6, 2020.
THE Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, reopens after its coronavirus closure today, but with nearly a third of its galleries still shut. The vast former palace of France’s kings has lost more than €40 million in ticket sales during the near-four-month lockdown, and director Jean-Luc Martinez admitted it could have a few more lean years ahead as the world adapts to the virus.
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