"Between 300 and 400 works were affected by the leak discovered on 26 November, the museum's deputy administrator, Francis Steinbock, said, describing them as Egyptology journals and scientific documentation used by researchers. The damaged items date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and are extremely useful but are by no means unique, Steinbock added. No heritage artefacts have been affected by this damage, he said. At this stage, we have no irreparable and definitive losses in these collections."
"The Louvre said there would be an internal investigation into the November leak, which was caused by the accidental opening of a valve in the heating and ventilation system that led to water seeping through the ceiling of the Mollien wing, where the books were stored. The completely obsolete system had been shut down for months and is due to be replaced from September 2026,"
The Louvre discovered a water leak on 26 November that damaged between 300 and 400 Egyptology journals and scientific documents used by researchers. The damaged items date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and are useful but not unique; no heritage artefacts were affected and there are currently no irreparable losses. The leak resulted from the accidental opening of a valve in an obsolete heating and ventilation system that allowed water to seep through the Mollien wing ceiling. The works will be dried, sent to a bookbinder for restoration, and returned to the shelves. The museum announced an internal investigation and has proposed higher non-EU ticket prices to raise funds for structural improvements.
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