“Art is the heritage of humanity”: The race to save Louvre art during World War Two

March 25, 2023
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Paris Muse Director Inge Laino tells us how one man’s drive helped save the Louvre’s most precious artworks during the German occupation of World War Two. She tells Genie Godula how the Mona Lisa spent her war years in a crate marked with just three red dots and a cryptic “LP”.

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