http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38528960
Fewer foreigners visit Paris art galleries
Paris's most popular art galleries saw a decline in visits by foreign tourists in 2016, following the Islamist militant attacks in the city in 2015 and atrocities elsewhere in France.
The number of foreign visitors to The Louvre dropped by 20% to 5.3 million.
The Musee d'Orsay's total attendance was down 13% to three million.
The Pompidou Centre's overall figures rose 9% to 3.3 million in 2016 - but it said a rise in French visitors made up for a drop in foreign tourists.
The French capital is still feeling the effects after 130 people were killed in gun and bomb attacks on 13 November 2015.
Then in July, 86 people died when a lorry drove through a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations in the southern city of Nice.
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Terrorism at the Louvre!
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We are all art aficionados now....
We stand with all the patrons of the Louvre, and art museums the world over. This aggression will not stand, man.
We stand with all the patrons of the Louvre, and art museums the world over. This aggression will not stand, man.
“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar
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The closed up area saved me 20 bucks because I could not go to my favorite restaurant today
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At least it wasn't the Truck of Peace running down museum goers in the parking lot....
“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar
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there's no parking lot there
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