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Water leak at Paris Louvre Museum damages books at Egyptian antiquities department
A water leak damaged 300–400 rare Egyptology books at the Louvre, highlighting delayed infrastructure repairs scheduled for 2026, museum officials said.
- Dec 7: Le Louvre reported that a water leak last month damaged between 300 and 400 works in the Egyptian antiquities department library at the Mollien wing.
- Chronic underfunding and outdated HVAC and pipe infrastructure, described as `completely obsolete`, caused the leak after a valve in the heating and ventilation system was accidentally opened.
- Museum conservators say the damaged items are Egyptology journals and scientific documentation from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and Le Louvre says they will be dried, sent to a bookbinder to be restored, and then returned to the shelves with no heritage artefacts affected.
- The museum announced an internal investigation after the November leak, intensifying scrutiny weeks after burglars stole jewels worth $102 million in an October raid.
- As a global institution, the Louvre welcomed 8.7 million visitors in 2024 and announced a 45% ticket-price hike to raise $23 million, including a �32 charge for most non-EU visitors.
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Water leak in the Louvre damages hundreds of books
A water leak at the Louvre in Paris has damaged hundreds of books, exposing further issues at the world's largest museum after a spectacular heist in October.On Monday, a spokesman for the museum said that the leak damaged 300-400 books, which date from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, when it occurred on November 26.The leak happened when a valve that forms part of a now defunct plumbing system was opened in err…
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