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Guest of France 2, Saturday morning, the Minister of Culture considered that “these symbolic measures, important for mobilizing citizens, are not enough”.
Of the “symbols” that matter in these times of energy sobriety. Saturday September 17, the Minister of Culture announced on France 2 that the government had decided to bring forward the extinction of the lights in two monuments in the Ile-de-France region to save energy. While the Eiffel Tower will be off from 11:45 p.m. against 1 a.m. from September 23, “We are going to turn off the Louvre pyramid earlier, starting tonight. Instead of turning off its pyramid at 1 a.m., the Louvre will turn it off at 11 p.m.”permanently, explained Rima Abdul Malak.
In the same way, “we are also going to turn off the facade of the Palace of Versailles at 10 p.m. instead of 11 p.m. next week”also announced the Minister of Culture to the Four Truths, on France 2.
“However, these symbolic measures are not enoughcontinued the minister. It is important to mobilize citizens, but what is important is to work concretely on how to act for the ecological transition in our museums, in our theaters, in our cinemas, in all cultural places in France. .”
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