Restored Keith Haring mural for sick children unveiled in Paris

Keith Haring's mural 'Tower' at Necker Hospital in Paris has been restored and is now on display again. Created on May 6, 1987, the 27-meter-high painting on the emergency staircase of the children's surgical center features Haring's signature figures, including a pregnant woman surrounded by joyful children and adults. Haring wrote in his diary that he made the mural to entertain sick children. The work, a symbol of hope and life, also reflects Haring's social commitment in the fight against AIDS. In 2011, the mural was nearly destroyed when the hospital planned construction, but a fundraising campaign by gallerist Jérôme de Noirmont and the Keith Haring Foundation saved it. Restorers William Shank and Antonio Rava, who previously restored Haring's 'Tuttomondo' in Pisa, carried out the conservation.