The Louvre is one of Paris' most popular tourist attractions - and also massively overcrowded. Fortunately, France has plans ...

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 French president announced last week an extensive overhaul of the legendary museum, including a dedicated gallery for ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that the Louvre would be "redesigned ... to help ease congestion at its glass-and-metal pyramid entry point and be financed entirely using the ...

FILE PHOTO: Tourists walk near the glass pyramid of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, January 24, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo UPDATED Jan 29, 2025, 05:28 AM ...

In a speech in front of the Mona Lisa, Mr Macron said the renovations would help ease congestion inside the Louvre museum ... modern addition — a glass pyramid that was designed by Chinese ...

Olivier Gabet, Director of the Department of Decorative Arts at the Louvre Museum, knows what you’re thinking. When it was announced that the Louvre would present its first-ever fashion ...

The Louvre’s latest overhaul dates back to the 1980s, when the iconic glass pyramid was unveiled. Now, the museum is not up to international standards anymore. Macron said the expansion of the ...

During a visit to the Paris museum, he also said Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting will have a dedicated space in the Louvre. Reuters Last Updated : 28 January 2025, 16:55 IST ...

The Louvre museum would also have a "new grand entrance" to help ease congestion at its glass-and-metal pyramid entry point and be financed entirely using the institution's "own resources". As part of ...