When I visited the Louvre last November, I had the foresight to buy a €22 ticket in advance. Still, a queue zig-zagged across the Cour Napoléon as cold, restless tourists took photos beside its iconic pyramid.
The world-famous needs a massive injection of cash if it is to cope with visitor numbers, the museum's president has said
Art critics hailed news of the move, saying that the precious painting has stolen the spotlight for long enough.
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce possibly hundreds of millions of euros in renovation work for the Louvre.
The iconic Louvre in Paris is no stranger to crowds. Since first opening in 1793, the museum has played host to millions of guests and undergone dozens of expansions and renovations to accommodate them. Today, though, overtourism has brought the historic site to a breaking point.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced the famous Louvre Museum in Paris is getting a major 10-year renovation including a new room just for Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa.” But what other pieces of “art” deserve their own grand display?
Statement Pieces” opened with more than 100 couture pieces from over 45 of the world’s top fashion houses, including Chanel, Hermès, Christian Dior, Jonathan Anderson, Iris van Herpen and Balenciaga.
The French president announced a few changes coming to the world's largest museum, in a bid to prevent overcrowding.
More than 300 homeless African immigrants are camping out in the Gaîté Lyrique, waiting for officials to rule on whether they are minors and eligible for benefits like housing.
The Red Cross museum in Geneva is warning that it risks closure after its funding was axed in a broad government cost-cutting plan, with some suggesting it could be moved to Abu Dhabi.The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum has been a national institution in Switzerland for nearly four decades,
Rising prices, crowds and failing facilities have turned the world’s greatest art museum into a ‘physical ordeal’. So what’s the solution?