Due to the decline in tourists after the attacks, the Paris art gallery will close

Paris - The private French gallery Parisian Pinacotheca, which exhibits works by Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, and Marcel Duchamp, will cease its activities on Monday after nine years. The reason is said to be a decline in visitor numbers related to the Paris terrorist attacks last January and November, reported the AFP agency. The attackers killed 17 people in the French capital last January, including cartoonists from Charlie Hebdo. In November, 130 people died in the attacks.

The gallery, located in Place Madeleine just about a kilometer from the famous Louvre Museum, reportedly sees up to a quarter fewer visitors than two years ago. At the end of last year, it was even placed under mandatory administration.

According to the director, Marco Restellini, the gallery "like other museums in Paris has experienced a significant drop in visitors, and can no longer afford to remain in such an expensive location." The poor results are mainly attributed by him to "the deadly economic conditions resulting from the attacks of November 13."

With the closure of the gallery, the current exhibition dedicated to fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld will also close to visitors prematurely.

The Parisian Pinacotheca has exhibition spaces of 5000 m² across two buildings. It showcases loans from private collections, among which are works by Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Tintoretto, François Boucher, Pieter de Hooch, and Marcel Duchamp.

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