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The Louvre is closed on Saturday, along with several other major Paris museums, because of concerns about potential violence during planned protests, France's culture ministry says.
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ministry → close → protests
The Orsay and Picasso museums are also among those that are closed, the ministry said.
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ministry → close → those
The ministry called on all institutions under its authority to adopt any necessary measures to ensure “visitor safety, staff protection and the preservation of artworks”.
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ministry → call → artworks
The closures follow protests last Saturday that descended into mayhem, with rioters setting fires, smashing shop windows, looting and clashing with police.
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rioters → follow → police
The clashes and widespread looting over the weekend marked France's most violent unrest in years, and the French capital has been gripped by social tension.
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capital → mark → tension
Art Basel Paris is among those taking the same tack.
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Paris → take → tack
After two days when admission was invite-only, the fair opened to the public on Friday – but only for the day.
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fair → open → day
Organisers cancelled the weekend program on Thursday, prompted by the threat of unrest.
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Organisers → cancel → unrest
The fair's Paris venue, the Grand Palais, is hosting 211 international galleries and their exhibitions for Art Basel, considered one of the world's most prestigious contemporary art fairs.
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venue → host → fairs
“It’s kind of like the art Olympics,” New York-based artist Drake Carr, who is showing his work with Mariposa Gallery, said.
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who → ’ → Gallery
A protest on Thursday afternoon in Paris was peaceful, and Art Basel's organisers announced the decision to close for the weekend around the same time.
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organisers → announce → time
The protest planned for Saturday is expected to be much larger.
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protest → plan → Saturday
"This decision has not been taken lightly, and the safety of everyone involved in the fair remains our utmost priority," organizers said in a statement.
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organizers → take → statement
Its website posted a similar announcement and said that weekend ticketholders would be contacted.
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ticketholders → post → announcement
Saloni Doshi, an art collector who travelled to Paris from India for the fair, grew worried last Saturday as she saw the fires and panicked people.
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she → travel → people
She received phone calls from friends asking whether Paris was safe.
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Paris → receive → friends
She agreed with the organisers' rationale to close.
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She → agree → rationale
“It's hard that something like this has to happen, but state activities and people's freedom have to continue,” she said.
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she → have → this
“I cannot imagine that a bunch of elite, privileged people getting inconvenienced because of this should have a voice.”
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bunch → imagine → voice
Antoine Donzeaud and Elisa Rigoulet, the owners of the gallery exo exo, felt the same.
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Donzeaud → feel → same
“We understand this decision, which we consider reasonable and consistent with the urgency of the social demands currently unfolding in France,” they said in a text message.
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they → understand → message
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