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There are some limits. The Louvre still takes its public-service mission very seriously, and its lending policy isn't limitless either: earlier this year, the Louvre pulled out of a show that a private promoter was mounting in Verona, Italy. The Louvre would have received $6.4 million for its participation, but the idea of working on a commercial basis with a private operator rather than a museum caused some concern among curators. Even Cason Thrash ran into restrictions on what she could do at her party: the museum drew the line at using candles and turned down her request...
...increased number of exhibitions of Louvre works abroad keeps them on their toes, since they need to produce catalogues and other research for them. The lending policy isn't limitless, either: earlier this year the Louvre pulled out of a show that a private promoter was mounting in Verona, Italy. The Louvre would have received $6.4 million for loaning various famous pictures, including portraits by Titian, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci, but the idea of working on a commercial basis with a private operator caused concern among some curators. When the promoter changed the venue, Loyrette withdrew...
Gianfranco Fini, the president of the Italian Parliament, is facing a firestorm of controversy after saying that the May 1 burning of Israeli flags in Turin by far-left protesters was "much more serious" than the savage beating of a 29-year-old that same day in Verona by a neo-Nazi gang. The victim of the beating, Nicola Tommasoli, died late Monday after several days in a coma. Five young fans of the Verona soccer team have been arrested for the murder...
...care about the health of the Democratic Party. All they care about is winning - if not now, eventually. It is time for the Clintons to go, take their baggage and park it at the Clinton library, where all their sordid secrets can remain hidden from our view. Ken Kosier, Verona...
...care about the health of the Democratic Party. All they care about is winning - if not now, eventually. It is time for the Clintons to go, take their baggage and park it at the Clinton Library, where all their sordid secrets can remain hidden from our view. Ken Kosier, VERONA...