“For more than three years now, the SUD culture and its staff have been warning about the deteriorating condition of the building, its equipment, lifts and escorters,” he said.
Museum hosting 8.7 million visitors last year When tourists arrived at the Paris Olympic Games. But in his leak memo, des cars warned that visiting Louver has created a “physical trial”.
“It takes time to access tasks and is not always easy,” he said. “There is no place for visitors to take a break.”
Last year, about 66 66 % of its visitors stand to see Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”, the desk also said that his offer needs to be questioned.
“Da Vinci’s masterpiece is a work of art that appeals to the whole world,” he said. “As a result of this popularity, the public comes to the Sali Desites without the means of understanding work and the artist, and thus raise questions about the museum’s public service mission.”
Examination around “Mona Lisa” encouraged Franciska Keroso, a regional reviewer of the culture in the Lombardi region of Italy, to call for painting to return to Milan, which Da Vinci’s “last dinner” Is
“We are ready to welcome it,” Keroso said. In a post on Facebook The weekend
In a separate letter to the Italian newspaper Courier Della Sierra, Keroso wrote, “Why not come to host Mona Lisa in Lumbi during the Milan Cortona 2026 Winter Olympics and Para Olympics?”
In 2021, des cars became the first woman to lead the French culture worldwide. Since then, it has introduced several steps to make the museum more accessible, including a cap on visitors in 2023, including reducing sheep, expanding opening hours, and forming other important gates. For the sake of emphasis.
But in his memo, the director acknowledged that a thorough review would most likely be a long and expensive test when the French government faces severe budget sanctions.
Last week, Minister of Culture, Dadi, Told French television network TF1 She was working on a project to finance the work needed for the museum.
If it was implemented in January 2026, as planned, the Louver can charge non -EU visitors at higher prices under “different tariff policy”.
