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France is set to open a new Louvre museum in Dubai, with the French Culture minister and head of Abu Dhabi's tourism signing an agreement that will pave the way for the Louvre Abu Dhabi to open sometime after 2012.

abcnews.go.com

Labels: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Louvre

Staff at the Louvre museum in Paris have gone on strike, claiming that the stress of looking after the Mona Lisa and other popular masterpieces such as the Venus de Milo warrants bonus pay.

bbc.co.uk

Labels: Louvre, Mona Lisa, strike