Louvre And Orsay Museums

The Louvre and the Orsay, the premier museums of Paris, have reopened after an emergency closure last week to move masterpieces to higher ground during the city's worst flooding in decades.

The rain-swollen River Seine in Paris began to recede on Saturday after reaching its highest level in three decades, easing fears after floods sent the Louvre and other riverside museums scrambling to protect their treasures.

Paris' Louvre and Orsay museums shut their doors in a race to move art treasures from their basements, as the River Seine today neared its highest level in more than three decades.

Paris' Louvre and Orsay museums shut on Friday to remove art treasures from their basements as the swollen River Seine neared its highest level in three decades.

The Louvre and the Orsay, the premier museums of Paris, have reopened after an emergency closure last week to move masterpieces to higher ground during the city's worst flooding in decades.

The rain-swollen River Seine in Paris began to recede on Saturday after reaching its highest level in three decades, easing fears after floods sent the Louvre and other riverside museums scrambling to protect their treasures.

Paris' Louvre and Orsay museums shut their doors in a race to move art treasures from their basements, as the River Seine today neared its highest level in more than three decades.

Paris' Louvre and Orsay museums shut on Friday to remove art treasures from their basements as the swollen River Seine neared its highest level in three decades.