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

The Louvre is hosting the first fashion exhibition in its 231-year history. Called “ Louvre Couture ,” the new show features ...

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

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

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.

This photograph shows the painting "La Joconde" (the Mona Lisa) by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci at the Louvre museum in Paris, Jan. 28, 2025. Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images The painting's ...

until Louis XIV—weary of rebellious crowds in Paris— abandoned it for Versailles, after which it became a museum for the royal art collection in 1793. Last year, the Louvre welcomed 8.7 ...

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) French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech to ...

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

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that non-EU visitors will pay a higher entrance fee to visit the Louvre, the world's most-visited museum, which is plagued by overcrowding and outdated ...

The My Teddy Bear exhibit began on Dec. 4, 2024, and will go until June 29, 205 at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in the Palais du Louvre.

PARIS (AP) — The Louvre needs a full upgrade, and a costly one. French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce Tuesday possibly hundreds of millions of euros (dollars) in renovation work for ...