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Richelieu wing of the Louvre museum, Paris. Image taken in 2005 by Gloumouth1. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

Louvre tallies 8.5 million visits in 2010

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson

Richelieu wing of the Louvre museum, Paris. Image taken in 2005 by Gloumouth1. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.
Richelieu wing of the Louvre museum, Paris. Image taken in 2005 by Gloumouth1. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

PARIS (AP) – The Louvre Museum says it had a record 8.5 million visitors for a third straight year in 2010.

Temporary exhibits – including shows about Russian art and the archaeology and history of Saudi Arabia – were among those that kept the crowds coming. A total of 7.8 million people visited the Louvre’s permanent collections last year.

The Louvre released its annual figures on visitors Thursday. The Paris museum is home to famed pieces such as the sculpture The Winged Victory of Samothrace and the Mona Lisa.

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Richelieu wing of the Louvre museum, Paris. Image taken in 2005 by Gloumouth1. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.
Richelieu wing of the Louvre museum, Paris. Image taken in 2005 by Gloumouth1. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.