Paris museums to reopen after attacks

Public museums and other cultural venues in Paris will reopen at 12:00 GMT on Monday, following the attacks in the French capital on Friday.

Many of Paris's tourist attractions, including the Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay, closed on Saturday amid heightened security.

French Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin said all of the institutions would reopen following a minute's silence.
A total of 129 people died in the attacks by Islamist militants.

People were targeted in bars and restaurants, the Bataclan concert hall and the Stade de France.

Ms Pellerin said the government would help to boost security measures at public cultural institutions in the Ile-de-France, the region immediately surrounding Paris.

Its landmarks include the Louvre, which houses Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting, as well as the Eiffel Tower and the Notre Dame Cathedral.

Eighty-nine people died at the Bataclan venue, where US rock band Eagles of Death Metal had been performing.

Many concerts scheduled to take place in Paris over the weekend, including those by U2, Motorhead, Foo Fighters and Deftones, were also cancelled.

In explaining the decision to reopen the venues, Ms Pellerin said although France had suffered a tragic event, "culture is more than ever this symbolic place of self-discovery".

Cinemas were also ordered to close following Friday's attacks, but most reopened on Sunday.