Uffizi director to ‘limit’ selfies after posing visitor damages 18th-century painting
Restrictions will be placed on visitors taking selfies at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence after a tourist damaged an 18th-century ...
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Pompeii visits being spoiled by soaring visitor numbers, tour guides say
Tour guides in Pompeii say inadequate entry systems at the world’s most famous archaeological site are causing long queues, cutting ...
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Museum visitor figures, William Morris mania and Marguerite Matisse—podcast – The Art Newspaper
An installation view of Morris Mania: How Britain’s greatest designer went viral with exhibits including a seat from HMS Valiant ...
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Revealed: British Museum’s visitor figures hit ten-year high – The Art Newspaper
The British Museum received 6.5 million visitors in 2024, its highest number since 2015, The Art Newspaper's annual visitor figure ...
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Musée de l’Orangerie set to reopen after works to improve visitor flow—and tackle the notorious Tuileries dust – The Art Newspaper
The Musée de l’Orangerie, in Paris, is closed to the public until 2 March, as part of a year-long renovation ...
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Strike at Seattle Art Museum ends as visitor services staff ratify first contract
Security workers at the Seattle Museum of Art (SAM) ended their 11-day strike strike last week, with an overwhelming majority ...
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Seattle Art Museum visitor services workers are on strike
Security workers at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) are on strike after negotiations with museum leadership over their first contract ...
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Louvre will begin limiting daily visitor numbers by one third to create ‘more pleasurable viewing experience’
In 2022, the Louvre received 7.8 million visitors—19% less than in 2019, albeit a rise of 170% from 2021 when ...
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Jailing of British visitor to Iraq could jeopardise tourism and soft diplomacy
As the family of Jim Fitton, the retired British geologist sentenced to 15 years in an Iraqi prison in June ...
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