Some European museums are free havens to cool off in, while others cannot take the heat
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In Paris, the Louvre Museum closed at 4pm instead of 6pm last week because of the heat.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Alex Marshall
LONDON – As Europe’s heatwave grows in intensity, some museums on the continent are advertising themselves as refuges from the high temperatures – particularly as few households are air-conditioned.
In London, the Imperial War Museum boasted on Instagram that it was a space of “salvation” from the heat in the British capital, offering air-conditioning and a cafe stocked with cold drinks alongside its exhibits on military history.
