The Musée du Louvre, generally just referred to as “The Louvre,” is the most famous and most visited museum in the entire world. It receives almost 9 million visitors every year and has over ...

Record rainfall in Paris has caused intense and dangerous flooding of the Seine River to the extent that the Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay are closing temporarily to safeguard their collections.

The Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay are closing to ensure the safety of their art during flooding in Paris. Thousands of people have been evacuated south of the city.

Louvre and Musée d’Orsay Close in Emergency Measure Against Seine Flooding Both will remain closed on Friday. The river Seine bursting its banks next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris on June 2.

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Last year, former Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez was charged with “facilitating” the acquisition of illegally trafficked antiquities by the Louvre Abu Dhabi between 2014 and 2017.

Michel Laclotte at the Louvre in 1993, the year before he retired. “The image of Paris would not be what it is today without him,” his successor said. Yves Forestier/Sygma, via Getty Images ...