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Alibaba’s Amap rolls out AI-powered 3D virtual tours for offline destinations

Amap, the mapping and navigation platform of Alibaba Group Holding, has launched new features powered by its top-ranking world model, as the tech giant doubles down on artificial intelligence to ...
Los Angeles Times

Louvre workers vote to strike in another blow to the Paris museum

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Workers at the Louvre vote to strike over working conditions and staffing concerns, forcing the world’s ...
Los Angeles Times

Louvre thieves escaped with just 30 seconds to spare, inquiry finds

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. PARIS — Thieves who stole more than $100 million in crown jewels from the Louvre in October escaped with barely 30 ...
Untapped Cities

Holiday Lights of London - Virtual Tour

Experience the enchantment of London at Christmas from the comfort of your home! This virtual tour brings the capital's most dazzling festive displays to life, exploring the twinkling lights of Regent ...
Boston Herald

Paris’ Louvre museum to increase ticket price for visitors from outside the EU

PARIS (AP) — Paris’ Louvre museum has approved a ticket hike from 22 to 32 euros ($25 to $37) for non-European visitors from January to help finance an overhaul of the building whose degradation has ...
LAist

Gift Guide: Give the experience of LA with these tours, classes and encounters

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Experiential gifts are presents that ...
Hyperallergic

The Anti-Caravaggio of the Baroque Era

Georges de La Tour, "The New-born" (c. 1645), oil on canvas (photo courtesy the Musée Jacquemart-André; all other photos Olivia McEwan/Hyperallergic) The exhibition's focus is on how de La Tour ...
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Sorrento, Italy – Virtual Tour

Explore Sorrento in this virtual tour of Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Walk through the town’s narrow streets, see the Marina Grande harbor, and enjoy views of the Bay of Naples. The video captures the ...
Artnet

The Louvre Closed to the Public After the Heist. These Americans Got a Private Tour

The most exclusive invite during Art Basel Paris week was not for Avant Première, the fair’s new VVIP preview on Tuesday, or for any of the openings around town. It was for the Louvre. After thieves ...
The Boston Globe

Maine theatre group ‘hightailed’ it out of Louvre as jewelry heist unfolded

Members of the Maine State Music Theatre found themselves near the scene of the jewelry heist at the Louvre Sunday during an arts and culture tour of Paris. “When MSMT goes on tour . . . drama follows ...
The New York Times

Can Her Louvre Tours Go On Without the Stolen Jewels?

Jewelry swiped from the museum played a prominent part in a private guide’s tours of Paris. Now what? By Chantel Tattoli Reporting from Paris Anya Firestone’s visit to the Apollo Gallery at the Louvre ...