In 2025, art market professionals observed a sharp divide between the sluggish mood of the first half of the year and the fireworks of the November sales in New York. Asked about the past year, Thomas Seydoux, a modern art adviser and keen observer of the art market, chose a single word: “Two-headed.” The mood…
Ticket prices for the Louvre museum in Paris will rise by 45% for most non-European Union visitors, the museum’s board decided on Thursday. From early next year, tourists from countries like the US, UK and China will have to pay €32 ($37; £28) to enter the museum, a price hike which is expected to raise…
A Paris court has rejected an effort by the French government to suspend the website of fast-fashion giant Shein in response to it selling childlike sex dolls on its platform. The court said the request for a three-month suspension was “disproportionate” – but did order age verification for the sale of adult products. The action…
