{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Laurence des Cars - 232 - Alain Elkann Interviews","description":"A LARGE MUSEUM IS LIKE AN OPERA.&amp;nbsp;Laurence des Cars is a French museum curator and art historian who President Macron appointed President and Director of the Louvre Museum in September 2021, becoming the first woman to hold the position in the establishment\u2019s 228-year history. Her previous role was President of mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay and mus\u00e9e de l\u2019Orangerie. Laurence des Cars is the author of several books including \u2018The Pre-Raphaelites: Romance and Realism\u2019. \u201cThe Louvre is more than a museum. It\u2019s a symbol of France, of Paris.\u201d \u201cWe are definitely in a very complex moment, and we are looking for places where we can confront ourselves through a perspective of long time in history.\u201d \u201cI do not think that looking at art should be painful, boring and exhausting. It should be absolutely the contrary to that.\u201d ","author_name":"Alain Elkann Interviews","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alainelkanninterviews.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36208080\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/ea6c35\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/187200435"}