The iconic Louvre in Paris is no stranger to crowds. Since first opening in 1793, the museum has played host to millions of ...

The Louvre Pyramid will continue to be a visitor access point, however. The new entrance will open onto the museum's eastern courtyard, the Cour Carrée, and the plan is to expand downwards ...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to expand the Louvre and move the Mona Lisa to a new exhibition space, after ...

One of the most famous paintings in the world, the Mona Lisa, is getting its own room in the Louvre, the museum it lives in ...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday a new restoration and expansion project for the Louvre Museum.

French President Emmanuel Macron says the cauldron balloon, one of the Paris Olympics’ most admired attractions, would float ...

The entrance to the building—I. M. Pei’s Louvre Pyramid—was designed to accommodate just half of the visitors it currently does. To alleviate that issue, a new entrance will be created at ...

Last year, the Louvre welcomed 8.7 million visitors, who all entered via the pyramid-shaped western entrance ... imposed a limit of 30,000 visitors per day in order to avoid overcrowding.

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

“Every day, this very room is the ... to limit congestion at the Pyramid entrance in the Louvre courtyard. The museum intends to remain open during the project. Macron did not disclose nor ...