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The Rohan Wing of the Louvre hosts three museums independently run by the Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs (105-107 Rue de Rivoli, 1st, M° Palais Royal or Tuileries, ☠01 44 55 57 50, www.ucad.fr). The Musée de la Mode et du Textile is dedicated to costumes dating from the 16th century; the Musée des Arts Décoratifs houses one of the world’s largest collections of decorative arts from the Middle Ages to the present day (currently under renovation until the end of 2004; only the Middle Ages and Renaissance sections are open to the public). The Musée de la Publicité, opened in 1999, features an international, multimedia collection of objects, posters and commercials from the world of advertising. All three are open Tuesday through Friday, 11am to 6pm (Wednesdays until 9pm); weekends, 10am to 6pm. Entry €2. Museum Pass accepted.
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PARIS - The Louvre Museum reopened on Saturday after a strike by workers protesting the way France's shortened work week has been implemented kept it shut for eight days.... The...government of Prime Minister Lionel Jospin introduced a new law that reduced the work week from 39 hours to 35 hours. Museum workers say they cannot take the extra time that is due to them because no one has been hired to fill the gaps.
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The Louvre is the largest and almost undoubtedly the most famous museum in the world. The building itself is 800 years old, and the treasures within it represent centuries of priceless works of art. You will need more than a day to take in this huge masterpiece. The very rooms that house paintings and sculpture are amazing works of art in and of themselves, with ornate ceilings and rich decoration.
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The Louvre is inviting slam poets into its gilded galleries to rap about paintings. If that seems unusual, it is. With Toni Morrison as guest curator this month, the museum is dreaming up new ways to look at art.
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At the Louvre, the Trust has collaborated in the preparation of an exhibition entitled "Masterpieces of Islamic Art from the Aga Khan Museum". As the opening event of a season devoted to the arts and culture of the Muslim world, the Louvre presents nearly 80 works from the collections of the Aga Khan Museum in an exhibition curated by Sophie Makariou.
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The Louvre Abu Dhabi will be a 24,200m² (260,000ft²) complex covered by an umbrella-like roof. The building, which has been designed by the French architect Jean Nouvel, is planned as a universal museum, including art from all eras and regions, including Islamic art.
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