Louvre is demolished and he needs a huge injection of state money if he wants to cope with an increasing number of visitors, said the president of the Museum.
Laurence des cars issued a great warning into a leaked letter to the Government by raising an alarm for cutting electricity, floods and failed infrastructure.
She said she was a famous glass pyramid – which since 1989 has placed a unique access point for galleries – was “structurally uncomfortable to wear”, and that Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, which he sees daily 20,000 people, may be necessary .
French President Emmanuel Macron, who was personally interested in the problems of the Museum, will visit Louvre on Tuesday in the midst of the speculation that he can publish a new investment plan.
However, his powers have been significantly reduced since he lost control of parliament six months ago, and the insecure state of France finance – with the 2025 budget still disputed – makes any major financial equipment very controversial.
According to Christian Galani from the Louvre Employee Union, “It does not pass the day without a new sign of the fall of the building-exhibitions and warehouses, they are flooded, cutting electricity, late payments to the performers because there is no money.”
In November 2023, a temporary exhibition in Sully’s wing had to be moved after only a few days due to the flood.
Large variations in temperatures-in 10C in winter up to 30 ° C are discomfort for staff and visitors, as well as represent the threat of conservation of artistic places.
The problem of temperature is most interesting to feel in the pyramid of architect Ieoh Ming Pei, who was conceived to cope with four million annual visitors, but today he faces more than double. Every day, about 30,000 people go through Turstila, making Louvre the most visited museum in the world.
In his letter, Laurence des cars raised the need for better toilets, cafes and vacation spaces. She also said that “in terms of everyone, the presentation of Mona Lisa … something to look at.”
About three quarters of the museum visitors go to see the picture of Leonard da Vinci, but the experience became a trial, and the constant crowd went through the Salle des Etats and got an average of 50 seconds to watch the picture and take pictures.
“The public … he can’t understand the artist’s work, as he asks questions throughout our mission of public services,” said Mrs. Des Cars.
Among the options considered is the opening of a new entrance to Louvre below the colonnades at the eastern end of the palace. Currently, there is a large open space here, with an empty bright that is not original, but was created in the 1960s.
By digging the underground on the ditch and in the neighboring Cour Carrée, new premises could be created to make it easier to congestion, improve objects and perhaps located Mona Lisa moved. Another possibility of the picture would be to remove from the main collection and require visitors to pay an additional fee.
Louvre received a state subsidy of € 96 million (80 million pounds) in 2024. In 2023, he had receipts of 161 million euros from tickets and events, as well as 83 million euros from his sponsorship with Louvre Abu Dhabi.
With more state money, a little probably, the museum is increasingly viewed by corporate donors and philanthropists who have raised 840 million euros after the fire to save Notre Dame Cathedral.
Culture Minister Rachida is also known to support increasing entry fees for visitors who are not the EU.
