PARIS: A water leak final month broken tons 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 had been affected, blaming poor pipe situations. It stated the division had lengthy sought funds to guard the gathering from such dangers with out success.
Le Louvre’s deputy administrator, Francis Steinbock, advised 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 recognized between 300 and 400 works, the depend is ongoing,” he stated, including the books misplaced had been “these consulted by Egyptologists however no valuable books”.
He acknowledged the issue had been identified for years and stated repairs had been scheduled for September 2026.
