Christophe Leribault, president of the Louvre Museum, is encouraging Asian art lovers to help fund a more than €1 billion (US$1.2 billion) architectural overhaul aimed at easing overcrowding and transforming the visitor experience at the Paris landmark. Leribault arrived in Hong Kong on September 9, fresh from opening a Renaissance exhibition in Tokyo that featured Leonardo da Vinci’s rarely loaned La Belle Ferronniere (circa 1490). Speaking at the French consulate in Hong Kong, he outlined his...
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September 14, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Why France’s Louvre Museum is looking East to help fund its €1 billion transformation
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