Louvre's glass pyramid set for interactive performance for 30th anniversary

French artist JR works in the courtyard of the Louvre Museum near the glass pyramid designed by Ieoh Ming Pei as the Louvre Museum celebrates the 30th anniversary of its glass pyramid in Paris, France, March 26, 2019. REUTERS/GonzaloÊFuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - The courtyard around the Louvre Museum's famed glass pyramid is to become the stage for a giant interactive performance orchestrated by French visual artist JR as part of celebrations for the structure's 30th anniversary.

An army of volunteers on Tuesday started pasting a colossal 160,000 square feet paper image over the courtyard to prepare for the trompe l'oeil.