How did an ex-mining town in northern France become an art haven ? `` We became a ghost town , '' said regional president Daniel Percheron , of a city that had an unemployment rate three times the national average . One year since Louvre opened sister gallery in France , attracts around 40,000 visitors . Hoped €150m museum will reinvigorate depressed city with 24 % unemployment . Gleaming glass building designed by Sanaa architect firm Japanese .
How did an ex-mining town in northern France become an art haven ? One year since Louvre opened sister gallery in France , attracts around 40,000 visitors . Hoped €150m museum will reinvigorate depressed city with 24 % unemployment . Gleaming glass building designed by Sanaa architect firm Japanese .