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With the Louvre museum in Paris cracking at the seams under the pressure of welcoming around nine million visitors per year, ...
C’est le vol du siècle : la Joconde a disparu. Et pour mener l’enquête, le préfet  fait appel aux Spectaculaires. Mais est-il ...
The museum's director, Laurence des Cars, and the chief architect of France's historic monuments, François Chatillon, speak ...
Overcrowded Louvre Launches €270 Million Design Competition: The winner will lead designs for a new entrance and a standalone "Mona Lisa" gallery.
Pratique fréquente, le prêt d'œuvres d'art entre musées de différents pays est un instrument de soft power de longue date.
Art connoisseurs flock to Paris' Louvre to see iconic works like the "Mona Lisa." However, many other less-crowded historic pieces are worth checking out.
who flew from Seoul to Paris. “You see phones. You see elbows. You feel heat. And then, you’re pushed out.” Macron’s renovation blueprint, dubbed the “Louvre New Renaissance,” promises a remedy. The ...
Last month, workers at the Louvre in Paris went on strike. Bemoaning overcrowding and inadequate staffing, they refused to open the museum’s doors, leaving massive lines of tourists waiting outside.
A slow, thoughtful guide to art and literature through travel in Paris, from storied cafés and iconic bookstores to museums, ...
Known for his snake- and skull-shaped jewelry, the iconoclastic designer who died in 2023 also left behind an astonishing ...
A great exchange rate, ChatGPT, and kimono-wearing bros have turned Kyoto into the loveliest tourist trap on earth.
The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, has withstood war, terror, and ...