Rare icons evacuated from Ukraine go on show in Paris’ Louvre Museum

At the start of the Russian invasion, the collections of the Khanenko Museum were hidden and the building is now empty

13 June 2023 - 21:04 By Antony Paone and Elizabeth Pineau

The Louvre Museum in Paris will exhibit five rare icons evacuated from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to protect them from the war...

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