PARIS: The Louvre is in September to restore one of its most iconic works, the “Winged Victory of Samothrace” statue depicting the Greek goddess Nike, the museum announced Monday.
A team of experts will oversee the three-million-euro ($4-million) restoration of the ancient Greek marble statue - one of the Paris art museum's three best-known pieces, along with the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo.
People stroll in the snow covered square of the Louvre museum, after a snowfall in Paris, Sunday. — AP PhotoRepair work on the headless statue, which dates from between 220 BC and 185 BC, is expected to take over a year to complete, though the work should be back on show in spring 2014.
Previously restored in 1934, this second touch-up entails cleaning up the statue and resolving a number of structural problems that were not addressed the first time, the museum said.
According to the Louvre, over seven million museum-goers visit the statue every year.
People stand in front of the snow covered Louvre museum in Paris on January 20, 2013. — AFP Photo
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