Paris museums close Saturday amid planned protest violence fears

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The Louvre, Orsay and Picasso museums will close on Saturday over concerns about potential violence during planned protests.

France's culture ministry announced that the Louvre, Orsay and Picasso museums will close on Saturday in response to concerns about potential violence during planned protests. The ministry instructed all institutions under its authority to adopt necessary measures to ensure 'visitor safety, staff protection and the preservation of artworks'.

The closure follows violent clashes last Saturday when rioters set fires, smashed shop windows, looted businesses and clashed with police. The violence marked France's most violent unrest in years. A protest on Thursday afternoon in Paris was peaceful, but the protest planned for Saturday is expected to be much larger.

Other cultural institutions are taking similar precautions. Art Basel Paris, one of the world's most prestigious contemporary art fairs and hosting 211 international galleries at Paris's Grand Palais, opened to the public on Friday for one day only. Organisers cancelled the weekend program following the threat of unrest.

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Paris' Louvre and other top museums will shut down on Saturday over concern about protest violenceThe Louvre and other major Paris museums will be closed on Saturday because of concerns about potential violence during planned protests.Clickorlando · 23 Oct, 11:05
Paris' Louvre and other top museums will shut down on Saturday over concern about protest violenceThe Louvre and other major Paris museums will be closed on Saturday because of concerns about potential violence during planned protests.News4Jax · 23 Oct, 11:05

In this story: Louvre · Orsay museum · Picasso museum · Art Basel Paris · Paris · France · Grand Palais

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