PARIS: A water leak final month broken lots of of books within the Egyptian antiquities division on the Louvre, underscoring the deteriorating state of the world’s most visited museum simply weeks after a daring jewel heist uncovered safety flaws.
Specialist web site La Tribune de l’Artwork reported that round 400 uncommon books have been affected, blaming poor pipe situations. It mentioned the division had lengthy sought funds to guard the gathering from such dangers with out success.
Le Louvre’s deputy administrator, Francis Steinbock, instructed BFM TV on Sunday (Dec 8) the water pipe leak involved one of many three rooms of the library of the Egyptian antiquities division.
“We’ve got recognized between 300 and 400 works, the rely is ongoing,” he mentioned, including the books misplaced have been “these consulted by Egyptologists however no valuable books”.
He acknowledged the issue had been recognized for years and mentioned repairs have been scheduled for September 2026.
