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Too Hot for Art? Some Paris Museums and Landmarks Close or Reduce Hours Amid a Record Heat Wave in Europe
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- Christian Thorsberg | Daily Correspondent
- The museum, which waived entrance fees for most of its exhibition spaces through this week, recorded an uptick in the number of visitors it usually sees on weekdays, the New York Times’ Alex Marshall reports.
- “A museum should be a place of hospitality, somewhere you feel at home,” Rivière tells Le Monde. “This is our way of providing a micro-response to crises.”
Christian Thorsberg | Daily Correspondent
Add as preferred source People cool off in the fountains of the Trocadero gardens, with the Eiffel Tower in the background. Mustafa Yalcin / Anadolu via Getty Images. This summer’s relentless and record-breaking European heat waves are driving tourists and residents alike to search for cool indoor respites. In major cities across the continent, some museums are answering that call with open doors and free admission.
“When I see people seeking refuge for an hour in a supermarket, I ask myself, ‘Why shouldn't the museum be that place of respite, rather than a café or a store?’” Constance Rivière, president of the National Museum of the History of Immigration in Paris, tells Le Monde’s Roxana Azimi.
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