b_179_129_16777215_00_images_IRQ150410aa001.jpegPARIS — While Europe balks at offering asylum to Syrians, Iraqis and other migrants fleeing war-torn countries, one of its top museums plans to provide a haven for their art treasures.

The Louvre is preparing to offer asylum to artifacts endangered in war zones around the world. The treasures will be stored in a preservation center scheduled to open in two years in the northern French town of Liévin.

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