Louvre Museum Gets First Female Leader in 228 Years

The French presidency has appointed Laurence des Cars, the current director of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, to head the world’s largest museum as of September 1.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021

Louvre is the world’s largest art museum, based in Paris. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine.

It is best known for being the home of the Mona Lisa, a half-length portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci.

Between 2007 and 2014, Des Cars was one of the leading figures who set up the Louvre Abu Dhabi in the capital of the UAE.

The museum lies in the center of Paris on the Right Bank, in the 1st arrondissement. Until 1871 it was connected to the Tuileries Palace which closed it off on the western side, but was heavily damaged by fire during the Paris Commune of 1871 and later demolished.