Architects are being asked to submit proposals for a new entrance for the world’s most visited museum — and to create a new ...

Last month, workers at the Louvre in Paris went on strike. Bemoaning overcrowding and inadequate staffing, they refused to open the museum’s doors, leaving massive lines of tourists waiting outside.

Tourists wait in line outside the Louvre museum, which failed to open on time June 16, 2025, in Paris. AP Photo/Christophe Ena The moment felt bigger than a labor protest.

The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, remained shuttered Monday — not by war, not by terror, but by its own exhausted staff, who say the ...

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday presented renovation plans for the Louvre, the world's most-visited museum, which has fallen into disrepair and suffers from overcrowding.

Mona Lisa attacked with cake in apparent climate protest 00:40. The Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday after receiving bomb threats. The government has put ...

The Louvre in Paris, the world's most visited museum and home to the Mona Lisa, reopens on Monday but with coronavirus restrictions in place and parts of the complex closed to visitors.

The Louvre, the world’s most ... Paris’ Louvre museum in dire state, problems ‘endanger’ art, director warns in plea for help Story by Reuters 2 minute read ...

Though the Louvre is undoubtedly one of the greatest draws of Paris, boasting work by Rembrandt, the Venus de Milo and artefacts from ancient Mesopotamia (not to mention, of course, the Mona Lisa ...

The Louvre Museum was first built in 1793, although it was closed in 1796 for five years. Parts of the building were destroyed in 1871, following the Paris Commune.

Terrorists launched a total of six coordinated attacks at high-profile sites in Paris including the Louvre art gallery and the Les Halles shopping centre on Friday night, it has been claimed ...

Built in Paris in the late 12th century, the Louvre Palace for centuries was the official residence of the kings of France, until Louis XIV—weary of rebellious crowds in Paris— abandoned it ...