Helped by Beyonce clip, Paris’ Louvre breaks visitor record
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Chris Baker and Jennifer Hinson from Nashville, Tennessee, used a selfie stick, in Jan. 2015, in front of the Louvre Pyramide in Paris. The world’s most visited museum, the Louvre in Paris registered 10.2 million visitors in 2018, a record boosted by a rise of foreign tourists and pop star Beyonce’s video paying tribute to the Mona Lisa and others world-famous artworks.
PARIS >> The Louvre in Paris, the world’s most visited museum, received a record 10.2 million visitors in 2018, numbers boosted by a video clip shot by pop star Beyonce amid its paintings and sculptures.
The Louvre also mentioned in a statement today the success of its flagship exhibition on French master Delacroix as a reason for the record.
The video of Beyonce and her husband Jay Z, featuring the Mona Lisa and other world-famous artworks, has been viewed over 146 million times on YouTube.
The museum notes a significant rise in the number of foreign visitors —almost three-quarters of total visitor numbers — mostly from the United States, China, other European countries and Brazil.
Tourism in the French capital has rebounded since 2017 after a sharp fall following 2015 terror attacks.
