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Louvre boss warns of closure risk unless museum is 'repaired, updated and transformed'

The world's most-visited museum "will eventually have to close its doors to the public" unless the French state steps in to finance a major overhaul, Louvre director Christophe Leribault told Le Figaro on Wednesday, in the latest dire warning about the creaking institution hit by a string of scandals including water leaks, ticket frauds and a high-profile jewel heist.

Louvre boss warns of closure risk unless museum is 'repaired, updated and transformed'

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