For years, both tourists and art enthusiasts have raised objections to the painting’s placement. An estimated 80% of Louvre guests visit the museum specifically to see the Mona Lisa ...

Discover the hidden stories of the Louvre in Paris, with Elaine Sciolino’s new book Adventures in the Louvre, out this April ...

When Bernard Berenson learned that Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa had been stolen from the Louvre Gallery in Paris, the art critic heaved an enormous sigh of relief. Finally, he reflected, he could ...

The modified version of the Leonardo Da Vinci painting was hoisted in the crowd in honour of the grappler, which she later ...

As part of an ambitious overhaul of the Louvre in Paris ... also called for finding a new spot for the Mona Lisa to better manage the throngs of tourists who come to see her.

The aims: to bring the museum up to modern standards in a time of international mass tourism ... the Mona Lisa — one of the most famous of the estimated 35,000 works of art in the Louvre's ...

In order to fund the museum's colossal €800 million renovation plan, director Laurence des Cars has no shortage of ideas: ...

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the "Mona Lisa" will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum under a major renovation and expansion of the Paris ...

What is it? The Louvre is one of the most famous art museums in the world. Built as a military fortress in the late 12th century, it was transformed into a residence for the French royal family ...

but nothing quite compares to when he found himself pantless in front of the Mona Lisa. While filming the 2006 mystery The Da Vinci Code at the Louvre, the Hollywood legend was in such a race ...