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Louvre uses skin rejuvenation lasers to restore priceless artefacts

(3 Oct 2025) ASSOCIATED PRESS Paris, France - 29 September 2025 1. Wide exterior of Louvre museum with glass pyramid 2. Wide exterior tilt down of Le Louvre wing housing the Centre for Research and Restoration of Museums of France (C2RMF) 3. Zoom into sign outside a wing of the Louvre's Centre for Research and Restoration 4. Close up pulley inside the centre's underground laboratory with sculptures in background 5. Pan of laser room with two statues, originally from the bridgehead of the south portal of the transept of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris 6. Sign reading “Laser room” 7. Close of shutter being brought down inside laser room 8. Various of lead restorer Helene Susini with Infinito laser in hand 9. Various of technician Helene Susini using Infinito laser to clean sculpture 10. Various of Infinito’s operating touchscreen panel 11. Various of Susini using Infinito laser to clean sculpture 12. Zoom into Dermatologist and Scientific Director of La Roche-Posay at L’Oréal, Delphine Kerob (left) and Helene Susini (right) talking 13. Pull focus from wide of Delphine Kerob talking to Infinito laser 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Delphine Kerob, dermatologist and Scientific Director of La Roche-Posay at L’Oréal: (on how the Infinito and Erbium lasers can be used in both skincare and artwork restoration) “It’s absolutely fascinating to see how these two lasers are used to improve the stones, are also in dermatology (used) to improve the skin aspect. Both lasers are complementary; they are targeting different… they have different wavelengths they are targeting different (…) also chromophores or using the heat, and one [laser] is ablative, the other is not ablative so they will have different benefits but also different side effects. So care is very important on the skin and here, it’s also very important on the stone to make sure that it’s not too ablative.” 15. Various of technician Helene Susini using Infinito laser to clean sculpture, remove dirt 16. Zoom into 16th century Ecce Homo statue after a 3 months restoration 17. Zoom into monitor showing photos of the statue before restoration began 18. SOUNDBITE (English) Laetitia Barragué-Zouita, Curator, Department of Sculptures, Centre for Research and Restoration of Museums of France: “So for us, it is extremely important because in the sculpture field, many pieces we have to restore, were displayed outdoors and have black crust or thick grime on the surface. And sometimes, the limestone is more fragile than the black crusts. And we have to find a way to clean them up without damaging the original material. And a laser, which has only a thermal and a mechanical action helps us not to damage the original surface. So it's a lifesaver in fact for us.” 19. Pan from monitor showing statue's original state to the restored statue in the Louvre 20. Various close of restored statue showing the original layers of colour painted onto the statue in medieval times 21. SOUNDBITE (English) Laetitia Barragué-Zouita, Curator, Department of Sculptures, Centre for Research and Restoration of Museums of France: “(Lasers) help us to operate on a wider range of materials but also to work faster, because particularly with the Infinito laser, it is more powerful it is very helpful when we have thick black cross or grime, and it helps the workshop to be more efficient for the museums.” 22. Various Susini using Infinito laser with a different setting on Notre Dame Cathedral sculpture 23. SOUNDBITE (English) Delphine Kerob, dermatologist, Scientific Director of La Roche-Posay at L’Oréal: 24. Susini switching on a different laser machine Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...