Price of a Good Name? For Louvre: $520 Million
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Abu Dhabi agreed today to pay that much to attach the Louvreâs name to a new museum it hopes to open in 2012.
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The Louvre Museum in Paris bought a  bust by Franz Xaver Messerschmidt on Thursday for a  record-setting $4.8 million, roughly 10 times the expected sale  price, Sotheby's said.
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A combination of National, Alamo, Thrifty and Dollar in a deal valued at more than $3 billion is being discussed.
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Apple introduces a new flat-screen iMac in Paris that looks more like an iPod than a Luxo-lamp. Starting at $1,300, the new model has Parisian Mac nuts saying 'oui.'
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The museumâs new home, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2009, will face Central Park and cost about $80 million, according to officials.
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ATHENS -- The bill arrived for the Athens Olympics yesterday -- about $11.6 billion, and it might climb higher.
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PARIS -- The most visited museum in the world -- the Louvre -- is set to open its first international outpost on a currently uninhabited island off the coast of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
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A collection of artworks, thought to be worth up to Â£100m, is donated to the Tate and the National Gallery.
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Impressionist art still brings out the big spenders, but a successful auction at Christie's on Wednesday pulled in &#36;92.5 million and showed that contemporary art sales are where the action.
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One of France's most lavish museum   restorations, the 35 million euro ($44.4 million) overhaul of   the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, comes to fruition on Friday when   the Paris collection reopens after a decade of work.
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Two big numbers: $330 million, nearly 1-in-176 million. You can guess which one people were thinking about as they waited in line for Mega Millions tickets.
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PARIS, FRANCE.- According to French police, two diamonds worth around $14.1 million dollars, were stolen from an antique dealers' show at the Louvre museum.
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Build a so-so house for a first-class museum, and art lovers will still show up, albeit kvetching all the way. Build a superb house for a first-class collection, and
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France and the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement Tuesday to open a branch of the Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi, despite criticism that the French government is peddling the country's artistic treasures.Comment
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Magic Johnson  and a group of Los Angeles investors just bought the landmark Hilton Washington, north of Dupont Circle, for $290 million and plan to spend $100 million more on renovations. Down Connecticut Avenue, the classic Renaissance Mayflower was sold three months ago for more than $250 million...
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Anselm Kieferâs work, which will go on display Thursday, will be the first permanent contribution to the Louvreâs dÃ©cor since 1953.
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France and the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement Tuesday to open a branch of the Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi, despite criticism that the French government is peddling the country's artistic treasures.