Paris’ Louvre museum in dire state, problems ‘endanger’ art, director warns in plea for help

Petru Mazilu

Paris Reuters  —  The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci’s “ Mona Lisa ,” has requested urgent help from the French government to restore and renovate its ageing exhibition halls and better protect its countless works of art. In a letter to Culture Minister Rachida Dati, revealed by Paris daily Le Parisien and confirmed to Reuters by the Louvre, Louvre President Laurence des Cars warned that the centuries-old building is in a dire state, and pointed at