Progressive decay: World Museum suffers from flooding and outdated facilities
By Sabine Glaubitz
Paris (France) - Desolate exhibition halls and temperature problems that endanger the works of art: According to a report, the Louvre World Museum in Paris is in a very bad way.

The president of the Louvre in Paris, Laurence des Cars, is sounding the alarm.
In a report to the Ministry of Culture, the director has drawn attention to the progressive deterioration of the world museum.
In it, she describes worrying deficiencies such as damage caused by water infiltration, outdated technical systems and worrying temperature fluctuations that are endangering the preservation of the works of art. Several French media outlets were able to view the document.
The museum's infrastructure is also proving to be increasingly inadequate. In her report, the president mentions the glass pyramid, which was inaugurated in 1988 and is "structurally outdated".
Other points of criticism include the lack of relaxation and catering areas as well as sanitary facilities that do not meet international standards.
The Louvre: built for four million visitors, visited by nine million

In November 2023, an exhibition dedicated to the drawings of Claude Gillot had to be closed after just a few days due to flooding in the room where the works were on display.
The building was originally designed for four million visitors a year, but had almost nine million visitors in 2024, and around ten million before the Covid crisis.
Louvre director Des Cars is calling for a fundamental modernization, including the creation of a second entrance to relieve the overloaded main entrance under the pyramid.
The required investment is estimated to be at least 100 million euros.