As part of a massive renovation, the Leonardo da Vinci portrait will get its own gallery space accessible from a separate ...
The Louvre was first established in 1793 in the Louvre Palace, originally a mediaeval fortress first built in the 12th century. There are still remnants of the Philip II-era fortress in the museum ...
Elaine Sciolino, author of the forthcoming Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World's Greatest Museum, ...
The renovated Louvre will aim for 12 million visitors ... She says the museum, built as a fortress in the 12th century and later a sprawling palace for French kings, is also vulnerable because ...
A leaked memo by Louvre director Laurence des Cars has revealed the dire state of the famous Parisian museum. View on euronews ...