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Paris's Grevin wax museum is preparing to reopen after its first major renovation in more than 15 years. Rather than "selfie rows" of famous faces, the museum's CEO Yves Delhommeau explains that visitors will now be encouraged to "go back in time" and immerse themselves in historical scenes from prehistoric France to the present day.
Paris, Jun 21 (EFE).- (Camera: Maria Valderrama) The iconic Paris department store La Samaritaine will reopen to the public Wednesday after 16 years of construction. What was once a popular bazaar in a 19th century art nouveau building has been transformed into a temple of luxury and beauty products conceived by luxury brands conglomerate LVMH.FOOTAGE OF THE DEPARTMENT STORE.
The Carnavalet Museum is opening its doors to the public for the first time since 2016. For more than four years, some 100 people have been working to restore, rearrange and expand the permanent collection. The €58 million overhaul seeks to give a new lease of life to the oldest museum dedicated to the history of the French capital. Among some of the latest additions is a new room dedicated to the 21st century. We take a look inside.
Paris (France), May 26 (EFE) .- (CAMERA: Maria Diaz Valderrama) The Carnavalet Museum in Paris, dedicated to the history of the French capital, was inaugurated Wednesday by the authorities three days after its reunion with the public, after four years in the works.
"We are happy to reopen even if it is with a very limited capacity," says the director of the Grévin Museum, a wax museum in Paris. After being closed for more than six months because of the pandemic, staff are carrying out the final touches to the wax statues before reopening to the public on May 19.