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appalachiablue

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12. Yes it's so important, haven't seen it since the 1970s. Rose Valland

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #10)

Tue May 28, 2019, 11:01 PM

May 2019

the curator and French Resistance member labelled and helped rescue artwork for the Allies/Monuments Men at the nearby Jeu de Paume Galerie, the 'Nazi Sorting House' during the Nazi regime.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Valland

Rose Valland, French art historian & Resistance member who helped save artwork for the Monuments Men during the Nazi regime.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galerie_nationale_du_Jeu_de_Paume

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PARIS: Louvre Museum Suffocating From Long Lines, Record Crowds, Staff Strike, Deterioration [View all] appalachiablue May 2019 OP

skip paris and head for provinces and provincial towns. few tourists, small crowds nt msongs May 2019 #1

Gave up on very large popular museums some yrs. ago. Still appalachiablue May 2019 #3

Were there in the mid 70's. September. It was quite civil. None of this. sprinkleeninow May 2019 #2

Over the years I've been several times and never saw it this bad. appalachiablue May 2019 #4

It's saddening. So many once outstanding cultural and historical sprinkleeninow May 2019 #18

Another fire MFM008 May 2019 #5

Let's hope not, that would be just awful. appalachiablue May 2019 #7

Very sorry to see this. elleng May 2019 #6

Only in the last 10-15 years have I heard it was like this. Since appalachiablue May 2019 #8

Visited D'Orsay maybe 2000, AND Rodin more recently. elleng May 2019 #9

That's great, I love smaller museums the older I get! appalachiablue May 2019 #11

Ditto! elleng May 2019 #13

The Musee de l'Orangerie in Paris BigmanPigman May 2019 #10

Yes it's so important, haven't seen it since the 1970s. Rose Valland appalachiablue May 2019 #12

Oh YES! elleng May 2019 #14

True, people often rush to see the famous works overlooking appalachiablue May 2019 #16

They need to restrict the number of visitors they allow madaboutharry May 2019 #15

It all depends on their policy and yes they can do all that for sure. appalachiablue May 2019 #17

We visited the Louvre in the evening in late Dec. 2016. It was sinkingfeeling May 2019 #19