Catastrophe at French museum: more than half collection is false

elne - A French museum has made a painful discovery. Research has shown that more than half of the collection is false. 'It is a catastrophe.'

The museum in Elne, southern France, is dedicated to the painter Étienne Terrus (1857-1922), who was born in the village at the foot of the Pyrenees. The municipality purchased the paintings, drawings and watercolors over the past twenty years. Last year, an art historian paid a visit to the museum and expressed his doubts about the authenticity of a few works.