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After the coup in the Louvre: Where the director of the Salzburg Museum sees risk factors

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The Salzburg Museum already collaborated with the Louvre nine years ago. Back then, security measures were very strict, explains Martin Hochleitner. And because it was impossible to know who would have access to the museum during construction work, all art objects were moved to a safe place during the renovations in the New Residence.

Martin Hochleitner leitet das Salzburg Museum.
IMAGE: SN/ROBERT RATZERMartin Hochleitner directs the Salzburg Museum.
Die Ausstellung „Geste baroque“ gastierte von 20. Oktober 2016 bis 16. Jänner 2017 im Louvre. Im Bild: Salzburg Museum-Direktor Martin Hochleitner, Waltraud Paradeiser (SLT), Regina Kaltenbrunner (Salzburg Museum); und Xavier Salmon (Louvre).
IMAGE: SN/GUILLAUME GRANDIN The exhibition "Geste baroque" was on display at the Louvre from October 20, 2016, to January 16, 2017. Pictured: Salzburg Museum Director Martin Hochleitner, Waltraud Paradeiser (SLT), Regina Kaltenbrunner (Salzburg Museum), and Xavier Salmon (Louvre).

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