Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American visitors will have to help pay for it.

The world's most visited museum is also overcrowded, antiquated and desperate for renovations that will start next year and ...

The director of the Louvre last week sent a memo to France’s culture minister detailing the dilapidated state of the Paris ...

PARIS - The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, has requested urgent help from ...

Why has France announced an overhaul of the landmark Louvre ... next to Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Mona Lisa, at the Louvre Museum, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Paris. ( Bertrand Guay, Pool via ...

President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to alleviate crowds at the Paris museum and to charge higher fees for visitors from outside the European Union. By Aurelien Breeden Reporting from Paris ...

"We have problems with the building," Louvre Museum director Laurence ... at the heart of Paris and at the heart of the history of France," said des Cars. But it's also an issue of upkeep.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum, which he said will be renovated and expanded in a major overhaul that ...

The Paris Louvre museum is in a “very poor condition” according to its director in a leaked memo. Director Laurence des Cars wrote detailing the various failings of France’s premier art ...