Saving The Louvre During WWII

Photograph by Pierre Jahan/Archives des museés nationaux

A much forgotten casualty of WWII is the vast collections of art and culture lost and destroyed both through accidental destruction during battles, looting and the purposeful destruction of "degenerate" art...but along with the tragedies came stories of victory. Take a look at the little-known story of how The Louvre's masterpieces where hidden away and saved from the horrors of war...
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