With the crisis, the famous Louvre museum lost its attendance.
If "an empty museum is not the mission of a museum", its president Jean-Luc Martinez recalls on Europe 1 on Friday, he invites visitors to come and see the Mona Lisa, because it is possible to be "almost alone in front of the most famous painting in the world ".
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The coronavirus crisis has emptied museums of most of their foreign visitors.
The famous Louvre museum is no exception to the rule with 75% of its attendance in July, 60% in August alone.
The president of the museum, Jean-Luc Martinez, was the guest of the morning of Europe 1 Friday and invited visitors to try the experience.
"Even in the Mona Lisa room, during the day you manage to be almost alone in front of the most famous painting in the world".
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