Despite Popularity, Louvre Has Concerns About Future

Back in late March, we reported that the Louvre had maintained its coveted position as the world’s most popular museum for the second time in as many years. But while their visitors keep flocking to their front doors in endless droves, and kids and teachers now eager to get in for free, thus further driving up the count, the Louvre is simultaneously starting to get very nervous about the future. Reason being, following the past year and the half of a collecting streak all gone right, with many sizable donations of important work and aid being given to support purchases, they’ve created something of “an illusion of financial security” (certainly not a boom at all, but not the selling off pieces of their collection to help pay the bills as many other museums are having to).