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 Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:36 am Post subject: Gulf Louvre deal riles French art world |
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Last Updated: Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 10:30 GMT
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Gulf Louvre deal riles French art world
By Henri Astier
BBC News
The Louvre in Paris will benefit from the deal, officials insist
A storm is raging in France over the government's decision to build a branch of the Louvre in an Arab Gulf state - the first-ever foreign annex of the world-famous art gallery.
The controversy is not over public spending on culture - French taxpayers think nothing of subsidising films to the tune of 500m euros a year ($700m; �350m).
The row centres on the fact that France stands to make money from the deal, which was signed in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
A good deal of money, in fact. Abu Dhabi - the capital of the United Arab Emirates - will pay hundreds of millions of euros over 30 years for the privilege of displaying works from French museums.
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