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Donation of 500,000€ for Winged Victory of Samothrace

The administration of the Louvre Museum announced that during the last two months they were able to raise the amount of 500,000 Euros for the restoration of the statue of the Winged Victory of Samothrace. The "Everybody Can Be Maecenas”...

Greece Wants Victory of Samothrace Back

As officials of the Louvre in Paris seek to raise another one million euros to renovate the famed sculpture Winged Victory of Samothrace that was stolen off that Greek island by a Frenchman in the 19th Century, Greece has...

Louvre Asks Donations For Nike Repair

The Louvre Museum hopes to raise another million euros in an appeal for donations it launched to find the funds for the conservation of one of the world's greatest masterpieces that is housed in the Paris institution, the Winged...

Louvre Puts Victory of Samothrace in Maintenance

According to an announcement issued by the Louvre Museum, one of its its most important exhibits, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, also known as Nike of Samothrace, will be withdrawn for maintenance within September 2013. The Louvre's Maintenance Committee approved...

Louvre Shows Cyprus Through the Ages

Within the framework of Cyprus’ Presidency of the European Union, President Demetris Christofias inaugurated an exhibition at the Louvre in Paris on Medieval Cyprus which showcases objects dating from the island’s Early Christian period until the end of the...

Exhibition on Cyprus to Be Hosted at the Louvre Museum

During a meeting with President of the Cyprus Republic Demetris Christofias, Jean Marc-Rives, Ambassador of France to Nicosia, announced that a large exhibition on Cypriot culture will be held at the Louvre Museum in Paris to coincide with the...

Louvre Museum to Return Ancient Statues to Greece

Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris traveled to Paris on Friday to meet with Greek-Cypriot hedge fund manager Elena Ambrosiadou to finalize the details of a deal for the return of eight statues exhibited in the Louvre to Greece, as daily...

Alexander the Great Goes to France!

A major exhibition entitled "In the Kingdom of Alexander the Great - Ancient Macedonia'' will be hosted at the famous "Louvre" from October 2011 until January 2012. The gold wreath of oak, excavated in 2008 with the chronological order of...