But as Louvre president Laurence des Cars has admitted, a visit to the overcrowded museum can also be a “physical ordeal” and some facilities urgently need updating. Last month, President Macron ...

Paris' Louvre Museum presents an exhibition merging decorative art and haute couture, showcasing the dialogue between ...

From ancient apothecary to magnificent Monets - These Parisian galleries, archives and exhibitions are admission-free throughout the year ...

In early 2025, French president Emmanuel Macron announced that the cost of the Louvre ... sculptures and objets d'art include everything from a vast collection of ancient Greek vases to paintings ...

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A famous dragon sculpture that spits out real fire is going to be a little less dramatic this month. The Wawel Dragon–or Smok Wawelski–in Krakow, Poland will have to hold its fiery breath so ...

The seat of French kings until Louis XIV abandoned it for Versailles in the late 1600s, the Louvre is regularly listed as the world’s most visited museum. Beyond the Mona Lisa, it houses masterpieces ...

French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech to announce a multi-year overhaul, long-term investments to modernize the Louvre museum, next to Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the Mona Lisa ...

the Louvre is regularly listed as the world's most visited museum and houses masterpieces including the Mona Lisa and the Greek marble sculpture of Venus de Milo. Mr Macron gave a speech in front ...

France's President Emmanuel Macron said the Mona Lisa painting would be given its own "special space" within the Louvre as he unveiled a plan to renovate the museum.

PARIS: 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 on the banks of the ...