French President Emmanuel Macron will next week visit the Louvre after the Paris museum's director issued a warning about the dire conditions for visitors and artefacts, the presidency said.

In a memo to the French culture minister leaked this week, Laurence des Cars warned of the "proliferation of damage" in galleries.

A leaked memo by Louvre director Laurence des Cars has revealed the dire state of the famous Parisian museum. View on euronews