An art critic’s guide to Paris, from the Louvre to Dali
To some, Paris is the City of Light. To others, it’s the City of Love. But to art lovers, it’s simply the city of art — and ...
Food and fashion: Paris Louvre museum puts fine dining and haute couture on the table
To coincide with Paris Fashion Week, the Musée du Louvre is inviting to dinner more than 300 figures from the worlds of art ...
5 most iconic and expensive paintings that cannot be sold
Art has always been a curator and collector’s first love. Be it the old and ancient paintings created by art masters years ...
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Over the Last 200 Years, a Small Library Became One of New York City’s Biggest Museums. A New Showcase Tells the Story of Its Unique Legacy
To mark its bicentennial, the Brooklyn Museum highlights the pieces that have shaped its collection—and the foundational art ...
Sleep like you are in a gallery at these art-filled hotels
Nearly every wall tells a story at Hotel Ranga. Murals by local artists depict scenes from Icelandic sagas, like the Story of ...
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How This Medieval Master Sparked the Renaissance
Rarer still is it to stumble across one of the exceptionally few paintings that ... French public by the Louvre in Paris for a whopping €24 million ($25.1 million). The museum is now celebrating ...
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Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300–1350 Italian Masterpieces Reunited
The exhibition reunites key pieces, including The Annunciation (The National Gallery, London), Christ and the Woman of ...
Art lovers mob Paris’ Pompidou Centre ahead of five-year closure
The almost $380 million renovations include removing asbestos from the structure. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Laurence des Cars, saving the Louvre whatever the cost
In order to fund the museum's colossal €800 million renovation plan, director Laurence des Cars has no shortage of ideas: ...
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The Louvre is hosting its first fashion exhibition
NO ONE IS quite sure how the Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, got its name ... itself in the company of high art and religion—Botticelli paintings are embroidered onto garments ...