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Controversial Da Vinci Unveiled At Louvre Thursday

AP | By THOMAS ADAMSON | Posted 05.28.2012

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PARIS -- An intense and controversial restoration of the last great work by Leonardo da Vinci goes before the public Thursday at the Louvre Museum, re...

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Salvatore Ferragamo Backs Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition, Gets Louvre Fashion Show

ARTINFO | Posted 05.01.2012

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Leonardo da Vinci's relationship with fashion became evident in January when Florentine fashion house Gherardini produced one of the polymath's nearly...

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Leonardo Da Vinci Restoration At The Louvre Stirs Up Controversy

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 12.28.2011

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A painting by Leonardo da Vinci has been cleaned for presentation -- but did the Louvre ruin the original in the process? According to the Guardian...

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Louvre To Open In Abu Dhabi In 2013?

AP | By ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 12.25.2011

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Adam Schrek, Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The Abu Dhabi developer building a vast cultural district in the Emirati capital said ...

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EBay Founder Gives Louvre $3M

ARTINFO | Posted 07.31.2011

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EBay founder Pierre Omidyar is known for the "venture philanthropy" of his Omidyar Network, which has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to support...

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Iran Cuts Off Louvre

Los Angeles Times | Posted 06.07.2011

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Iran has cut ties with the famous Louvre museum in Paris, an official said Monday, accusing the museum of failing to live up to an agreement to exhibi...

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PICTURES: The Louvre Gets The Apple Treatment

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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The simple beauty of Apple products has been praised by the likes of Karl Lagerfield and Rupert Murdoch. Artists have used Apple products to create go...

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BLOGWATCH> Protesters Against Ban On Photography In Museums On We Make Money Not Art

OrsayCommons | Regine on December 21, 2010 9:22 AM | Posted 05.25.2011

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A few months ago, the Musée d'Orsay in Paris decided to ban photographs of the artworks and of the inside of the building, allegedly 'to preserve the...

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Snow Pounds Paris, Closes Eiffel Tower (PHOTOS)

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS (AP) - Heavy snow in Paris on Wednesday shut down the city's main airport, its bus system and the Eiffel Tower. Elsewhere in Europe, bad weather...

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CEILING ART: Artist Cy Twombly Makes His Mark On The Louvre

SPREAD ArtCulture | August 6th, 2010 | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cy Twombly's newly commissioned ceiling at the Louvre in Paris is monumental in scale, and covers more than 350 square meters. It was painted with the...

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ART OF THE STEAL: Best Art Heists In History Plus The Hunt For A Van Gogh

Posted 05.25.2011

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Mahmoud Khalil Museum in Egypt has added to their to-do list to fix 'faulty alarms.' This weekend, a Van Gogh painting, entitled "Poppy Flowers" was s...

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Da Vinci Decoded?

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Mona Lisa, a murky portrait hanging behind protective glass at the Louvre, draws thousands of visitors a day. But do we care at all about this dreary portrait?

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French Museum Strike Closes Louvre, Versailles

AP | ANGELA CHARLTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — The Louvre Museum and the royal palace at Versailles were closed Thursday because of a French museum workers' strike that appears to be ...

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Louvre To Open McDonald's Branch

AP | ELAINE GANLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — French culture and American convenience will come together in December – thanks to plans by the McDonald's restaurant chain to han...

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Egypt Cuts Ties With France's Louvre Museum Over 'Stolen Artifacts'

AP | PAUL SCHEMM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO — Egypt's antiquities czar took his campaign to recover the nation's lost treasures to a new level on Wednesday by cutting ties with one o...

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French Delights Overshadow Economic Slump, Uncertainty

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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France may be in a slump, with a hyper-kinetic president intent on structural reforms to counter mounting deficits, but it remains the number one international destination for visitors offering more delights than can be fathomed on a 20-day visit.

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