december edition:

• viewing: The Louvre, Paris France

  • Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vuFh6NNa70 (Typically, I don’t want to see other people in museums, even when I am there, but the ambiance of other people and organic sounds was incredibly endearing.)

  • Virtual Visit: 360 capture of all the Galleries

• reading: Shut it down: The Louvre

  • The Louvre shut down in 2019 because the staff was concerned about the deteriorating conditions in the museum

    • https://www.npr.org/2019/05/28/727592823/the-louvre-is-suffocating-museum-closed-as-workers-strike-citing-overcrowding

  • The NYT suggested taking down the Mona Lisa as a way to reduce crowds

    • https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/06/arts/design/mona-lisa-louvre-overcrowding.html

  • The Louvre shut down in 2020 because o the pandemic (and remains closed)

    • https://news.artnet.com/art-world/french-museums-close-public-health-1803966?utm_content=from_&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=US%20News%20Afternoon%204:30%20p.m.%20for%203/13/20&utm_term=NEW%20US%20NEWSLETTER%20LIST%20%2890%20DAY%20ENGAGED%20ONLY%29

• discussion

  • Date: SUNDAY, December 27th

  • Time: 6:30pm -8:30pm

  • Location: meet.google.com/kpv-arzv-hsk