"Deputy Administrator Francis Steinbock downplayed the leak, discovered on November 26, saying that "300 to 400 works" from the late 19th and early 20th centuries had been damaged. Steinbock went on to describe the historic books as "extremely useful but by no means unique." "No heritage artefacts have been affected by this damage," said Steinbock, adding, "at this stage, we have no irreparable and definitive losses in these collections." Steinbock said the damaged books will be "dried, sent to a bookbinder to be restored, and then returned to the shelves.""
"Those claims were directly rebutted in an article on the incident that was published on Saturday in the specialist online magazine La Tribune de l'Art. The article said that some book bindings had been irreparably damaged and further accused museum administrators of ignoring repeated requests from the Egyptian department for building improvements and other measures to protect the collection."
On November 26 a water leak in the Louvre's Mollien Wing affected the Department of Egyptian Antiquities and damaged a large collection of late 19th- and early 20th-century books. Deputy Administrator Francis Steinbock reported 300–400 works damaged and described the books as extremely useful but not unique. He said no heritage artifacts were affected and no irreparable losses had been identified, and that damaged books would be dried, bound, restored, and returned. A specialist outlet reported some bindings were irreparably damaged and accused administrators of ignoring repeated requests for protective improvements. The leak follows recent high-profile incidents, including a crown-jewels theft and a gallery closure for structural concerns.
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