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 ...

Art critics hailed news of the move, saying that the precious painting has stolen the spotlight for long enough.

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

Tom Hanks is in a league of his own. The actor had an unusual experience at one of the most famous museums in the world when ...

Tourists hoping to spot the most famous painting in the world will likely have a much shorter wait: French President Emmanuel ...

When Tom Hanks found himself with his pants down in front of the iconic Mona Lisa painting while filming The Da Vinci Code, ...

Leonardo da Vinci's famed "Mona Lisa" portrait is getting a new home at Paris' Louvre while the museum undergoes renovations.

One of those galleries has been earmarked as a new home for the Louvre's most famous piece, the Mona Lisa. If you ask the people standing in line outside the museum what they're most looking ...

From medieval psalters to the oils of Gustave Courbet, the Louvre has organized one of the most comprehensive surveys of a ...

The Mona Lisa will be moved to a new space at the Louvre following warnings about overcrowding and crumbling infrastructure ...

Paris' Louvre is one of the world's most famous museums — and it's in dire ... must become more than just pilgrimage destinations for art lovers. For many people, going to a museum is a leisure ...

Until July 21, the exhibition "Louvre Couture. Art and fashion ... In New York, thanks to the famous Met Gala, the Costume Institute benefits from extensive media coverage. The sumptuous fund ...