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Paris Museum Housing 'Mona Lisa' Closes As Staff Protest Tourist Overcrowding
The Louvre, home to the Mona Lisa, closed abruptly Monday as the museum's staff staged an impromptu strike over large crowds of tourists and understaffing.
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French President Macron's Waxwork, Stolen From Museum During Protest, Returned
Greenpeace activists overnight Tuesday to Wednesday returned a wax figure of President Emmanuel Macron they had stolen from a Paris museum as part of a protest against French economic ties with Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
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Greenpeace Removes Wax Statue Of Macron Over French Trade With Russia
Greenpeace activists removed a wax statue of French President Emmanuel Macron from the Grevin Museum in Paris and put it in front of the Russian embassy to protest against French business ties with Russia.
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France, India Team Up For 'World's Largest Museum' Near Rashtrapati Bhavan
"Culture in many ways is the essence of soft power," S Jaishankar said as India and France signed what he called "a project of great national importance" - a museum, the world's largest, which will be located on Raisina Hill.
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French Museum Invites Nude Visitors To Explore History Of Naturism In Europe
A museum in southern French city Marseille is inviting visitors to discover Europe's relationship to the naturist lifestyle by wandering its halls in the nude.
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India To Get World's Largest Museum In 2025: Union Minister
Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said here Sunday that India will develop the North and South Blocks of Delhi's Raisina Hill complex into the world's largest museum in 2025 which will be almost double the size of France's Louvre museum.
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2 Women Make "MeToo" Graffiti On Nude Painting At Paris Museum, Case Filed
A top French museum has filed a police complaint after two women spray-painted a famous 19th-century painting by Gustave Courbet which it had loaned to another gallery, official said Friday.
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After Mona Lisa, Climate Protesters Throw Soup at Monet Painting
Protesters hurled soup at a Monet painting on Saturday in a museum in southeast France, the latest action by a campaign group that pulled a similar stunt on the Mona Lisa last month
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Protesters Throw Soup At Mona Lisa Painting In France, Here's Why
An environmental group called 'Riposte Alimentaire' has claimed responsibility for the act. Louvre museum officials have confirmed the painting is unharmed.
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Bomb Alert At Palace of Versailles After Louvre Shuts Over Threat
France's Palace of Versailles was being evacuated on Saturday after a bomb threat, police sources told AFP.
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Visitors Evacuated, Louvre Museum In Paris Shuts For Security Reasons After Threat
The Louvre museum in Paris closed "for security reasons" on Saturday, while France is on high alert following an attack in the northeastern town of Arras.
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''In Complete Awe'': R Madhavan's Fan Moment With PM Modi And French President
The actor took to Instagram to share pictures from the event and penned a long post appreciating both world leaders.
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Special Gestures For PM Modi By France During Banquet Dinner At Louvre Museum
During the banquet dinner, PM Modi also raised a toast to the India-France relations and congratulated the people of France on Bastille Day
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Swiss Museum Offers $11,100 Reward For Info On 2 Missing Valuable Paintings
Kunsthaus Zurich, one of Switzerland's top art museums, is offering a 10,000 Swiss franc ($11,100) reward for information that could help it track down two missing paintings, police said Tuesday.
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France's Pension Protests Reach The Louvre, Entry To Museum Blocked
The protest comes a day ahead of a 10th round of nationwide strikes and street marches and following violence in cities across France over the pension system changes.
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Paris Museum Housing 'Mona Lisa' Closes As Staff Protest Tourist Overcrowding
The Louvre, home to the Mona Lisa, closed abruptly Monday as the museum's staff staged an impromptu strike over large crowds of tourists and understaffing.
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French President Macron's Waxwork, Stolen From Museum During Protest, Returned
Greenpeace activists overnight Tuesday to Wednesday returned a wax figure of President Emmanuel Macron they had stolen from a Paris museum as part of a protest against French economic ties with Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
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Greenpeace Removes Wax Statue Of Macron Over French Trade With Russia
Greenpeace activists removed a wax statue of French President Emmanuel Macron from the Grevin Museum in Paris and put it in front of the Russian embassy to protest against French business ties with Russia.
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France, India Team Up For 'World's Largest Museum' Near Rashtrapati Bhavan
"Culture in many ways is the essence of soft power," S Jaishankar said as India and France signed what he called "a project of great national importance" - a museum, the world's largest, which will be located on Raisina Hill.
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French Museum Invites Nude Visitors To Explore History Of Naturism In Europe
A museum in southern French city Marseille is inviting visitors to discover Europe's relationship to the naturist lifestyle by wandering its halls in the nude.
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India To Get World's Largest Museum In 2025: Union Minister
Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said here Sunday that India will develop the North and South Blocks of Delhi's Raisina Hill complex into the world's largest museum in 2025 which will be almost double the size of France's Louvre museum.
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2 Women Make "MeToo" Graffiti On Nude Painting At Paris Museum, Case Filed
A top French museum has filed a police complaint after two women spray-painted a famous 19th-century painting by Gustave Courbet which it had loaned to another gallery, official said Friday.
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After Mona Lisa, Climate Protesters Throw Soup at Monet Painting
Protesters hurled soup at a Monet painting on Saturday in a museum in southeast France, the latest action by a campaign group that pulled a similar stunt on the Mona Lisa last month
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Protesters Throw Soup At Mona Lisa Painting In France, Here's Why
An environmental group called 'Riposte Alimentaire' has claimed responsibility for the act. Louvre museum officials have confirmed the painting is unharmed.
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Bomb Alert At Palace of Versailles After Louvre Shuts Over Threat
France's Palace of Versailles was being evacuated on Saturday after a bomb threat, police sources told AFP.
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Visitors Evacuated, Louvre Museum In Paris Shuts For Security Reasons After Threat
The Louvre museum in Paris closed "for security reasons" on Saturday, while France is on high alert following an attack in the northeastern town of Arras.
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''In Complete Awe'': R Madhavan's Fan Moment With PM Modi And French President
The actor took to Instagram to share pictures from the event and penned a long post appreciating both world leaders.
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Special Gestures For PM Modi By France During Banquet Dinner At Louvre Museum
During the banquet dinner, PM Modi also raised a toast to the India-France relations and congratulated the people of France on Bastille Day
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Swiss Museum Offers $11,100 Reward For Info On 2 Missing Valuable Paintings
Kunsthaus Zurich, one of Switzerland's top art museums, is offering a 10,000 Swiss franc ($11,100) reward for information that could help it track down two missing paintings, police said Tuesday.
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France's Pension Protests Reach The Louvre, Entry To Museum Blocked
The protest comes a day ahead of a 10th round of nationwide strikes and street marches and following violence in cities across France over the pension system changes.
