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A worker cleans the Marly courtyard in the Louvre on February 11, 2021. AP

Workers at the Louvre in Paris handle a painting called 'Saint Louis, King of France, and his Page' by Spanish painter El Greco, as it returns from an exhibition at the Chicago Institute on February 9, 2021. AP

The forced closure of the Louvre has granted museum officials a golden opportunity to carry out long-overdue refurbishments that were simply not possible with nearly 10 million visitors a year. AP

Workers lift a painting called 'Christ on the Cross Adored by Two Donors' by Spanish painter El Greco, as it returns from an exhibition at the Chicago Institute. AP

A man walks through the deserted Louvre museum in Paris on February 11, 2021. AP

Workers handle a bust of Charles Le Brun by French sculptor Antoine Coysevox, in the Louvre on February 17, 2021. AP

A worker transports a painting called 'Portrait of Antonio de Covarrubias y Leiva' by Spanish painter El Greco in the Louvre on February 9, 2021. AP

Workers handle the painting 'The Healing of Saint Bonaventure as a Child by Saint Francis' by Spanish painter Francisco de Herrera in the Louvre on February 9, 2021. AP

A worker cleans the Marly courtyard in the Louvre on February 11, 2021. AP

Workers at the Louvre in Paris handle a painting called 'Saint Louis, King of France, and his Page' by Spanish painter El Greco, as it returns from an exhibition at the Chicago Institute on February 9, 2021. AP

The forced closure of the Louvre has granted museum officials a golden opportunity to carry out long-overdue refurbishments that were simply not possible with nearly 10 million visitors a year. AP

Workers lift a painting called 'Christ on the Cross Adored by Two Donors' by Spanish painter El Greco, as it returns from an exhibition at the Chicago Institute. AP

A man walks through the deserted Louvre museum in Paris on February 11, 2021. AP

Workers handle a bust of Charles Le Brun by French sculptor Antoine Coysevox, in the Louvre on February 17, 2021. AP

A worker transports a painting called 'Portrait of Antonio de Covarrubias y Leiva' by Spanish painter El Greco in the Louvre on February 9, 2021. AP

Workers handle the painting 'The Healing of Saint Bonaventure as a Child by Saint Francis' by Spanish painter Francisco de Herrera in the Louvre on February 9, 2021. AP

A worker cleans the Marly courtyard in the Louvre on February 11, 2021. AP

Repairs, renovations and refurbishments: Paris's empty Louvre gets rare chance for maintenance

Projects that were once on pause are now going full steam ahead at the French museum, as doors remain shut to visitors

Associated Press

February 21, 2021

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