Louvre director highlights overcrowding and facility issues, urging improvements for the strained museum.

Louvre Museum director Laurence des Cars has highlighted issues of leaks, overcrowding, and poor catering facilities in a memo to the French Culture Minister. The museum saw 8.7 million visitors last year, double its intended capacity, stressing the historic building. Des Cars has implemented a daily visitor cap and extended hours, and calls for improvements including a redesign of the Mona Lisa's display.

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