Louvre OK's Da Vinci Code Shoot

France has allowed the makers of the Hollywood film version of hit novel 'The Da Vinci Code' to shoot in the Louvre Museum - home of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. The film, to be directed by A Beautiful Mind's Ron Howard, is due to start filming at the Paris museum in May starring Tom Hanks in the lead role. The Da Vinci Code is a thriller set in the art world and involving a conspiracy about the true identity of the Holy Grail It has sold more than 17 million copies around the world and become one of the publishing events of the last decade. The filming is likely to take place at night and on Tuesdays, when the museum is closed. For the full story - click the title Irish Art