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A Note from Kim Corben

Executive Director

The Phil and the Louvre

I love to travel.

For as long as I can remember I have been smitten by
wanderlust or a desire to see other places. As you can

imagine, this extended travel free period has me dreaming
of my next adventure. I can’t look at a travel image without
figuring out where it is.

During one of my Paris daydreams, I came across a Travel
+ Leisure article about the Louvre that describes how the
museum is using this down time to reimagine and refurbish
in preparation for a return to action. With typically 30,000-
40,000 visitors a day, the museum doesn’t usually have time
for such things beyond regular maintenance.

Here at the Phil, we have been using this time to make some
improvements as well.

Last spring, our offices moved from one end of Court
Street to our new space at 116 Court Street, even closer to
Memorial Hall. We hope once people are more comfortable,
we can welcome visitors back into our offices. We miss our

volunteers and friends who would stop in for a hello and a
chat. Antonio CANOVA (1757 – 1822) Psyche Revived
by Cupid’s Kiss, Paris, Musée du Louvre
These past few months we integrated a new ticketing
program into our website. Our goal was to make online, as
well as in person, ticket buying easier for everyone. We look
forward to seeing the improvements in action when we
launch the new season next month – and, yes – you read
that right, we will be announcing the new season soon! You
can read more about that project on page 26.

While we have not had to clean sculptures or move giant
crates full of Egyptian artifacts, we have been getting ready
to welcome everyone back to the equally satisfying out-of-
this-world experience of live music. Stay tuned!
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