Jean - Pierre Nancy , new director of the Louvre , reveals plans to shake - up establishment . 49-year - old comes from modest background , father was a doctor , mother a teacher . Will visitors to be treated with ` ` dignity , '' plans multimillion revamp of ticket area . Described by colleagues as a `` quiet intellectual with a penchant for tweed and sweater vests Says $ 100 million deal to build Louvre Abu Dhabi will help pay for makeover of French institution .
Jean - Pierre Nancy , new director of the Louvre , reveals plans to shake - up establishment . 49-year - old comes from modest background , father was a doctor , mother a teacher . Will visitors to be treated with ` ` dignity , '' plans multimillion revamp of ticket area . Says $ 100 million deal to build Louvre Abu Dhabi will help pay for makeover of French institution .