Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American ...

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 ...

Built in Paris in the late 12th century, the Louvre Palace for centuries was the official residence of the kings of France, until Louis XIV—weary of rebellious crowds in Paris— abandoned it ...

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 Centre Pompidou in Paris will close until 2030 for renovations supported by France’s Ministry of Culture. The building, a hub for art and culture, faces asbestos removal, energy inefficiencies, ...

Like other major European cities, Paris has seen international tourism rebound strongly after the Covid pandemic of 2020-2021. Around 70 percent of visitors to the Louvre last year were foreigners.

PARIS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - France will launch a six-year renovation of the Louvre in Paris, enlarging the world's most-visited museum to make room for the huge crowds who now cram inside the palace ...

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

long-term investments to modernize the Louvre museum, 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 AP) ...

Built in Paris in the late 12th century, the Louvre Palace for centuries was the official residence of the kings of France, until Louis XIV - weary of rebellious crowds in Paris - abandoned it for ...

"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.