A water leak at the louvre in paris has damaged hundreds of books, exposing further issues at the world’s largest museum after a spectacular heist in october. A water leak last month damaged hundreds of books in the egyptian antiquities department at the louvre in paris. The louvre's deputy administrator francis steinbock told. Hundreds of antique books have been damaged by a water leak in the louvre, just weeks after a gang of masked thieves broke into the museum in paris and stole priceless jewellery. Compounding embarrassment over the state of the louvre's security system, upkeep and bureaucracy are now in the spotlight in the wake of a foreseeable water leak that damaged hundreds of. News water leak at louvre museum damages hundreds of books unionized staff at the paris institution pledged to strike if working conditions do not improve as tumult at the museum continues.
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