Egypt’s mediaeval Mameluke rulers are the subject of this year’s summer exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

On August 21, 1911, the world’s most famous painting — the Mona Lisa — was stolen from the Louvre. The heist transformed Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait into an icon of modern culture ...

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 ...

Celebrate National Heroes Day with art you can carry. The National Museum is set to release a limited-edition beep card ...

Tourists wait outside the Louvre museum which failed to open on time Monday, June 16, 2025 in Paris. Credit: AP/Christophe Ena It’s rare for the Louvre to close its doors.

The Louvre Museum – or Musée du Louvre – in Paris, France, is home to genius, methodical and one of a kind works of art from various centuries. Around the world and through history, painters ...

The Louvre has become a symbol of tourism pushed to its limits. As hotspots from Venice to the Acropolis race to curb crowds, the world’s most iconic museum, visited by millions, is hitting a breaking ...

The latter will take place when the museum is closed on Tuesdays. (A spokeswoman for the Louvre confirmed, however, that it does not plan to offer any more overnight stays this year.) ...

“The Museum of Whales You Will Never See" looks at oddball collections in Iceland. “The Louvre:" traces the 800-year history of an institution that’s synonymous with the very word “museum.” ...

As of 2014, the museum had 446,673 works in its inventory. The Louvre is situated on the bank of the Seine. "Because of its location, the Louvre Museum is in danger.