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French President Emmanuel Macron laid out an ambitious plan for a "reimagined, restored and expanded" Louvre. An art critic says Macron is aiming for another success after restoration of Notre Dame.
"It's a reimagined Louvre, restored, enlarged, which fully becomes the epicenter of art history for our country and beyond," Macron said during his speech in front of the "Mona Lisa" painting ...
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, has withstood war, terror, and pandemic — but on Monday, it was brought to a halt by its own ...
Architects are preparing for the opportunity of a lifetime. Following a rough beginning of the summer with overcrowding, ...
French President Emmanuel Macron announces a multi-year overhaul to modernize the Louvre museum, Jan. 28, 2025 in Paris. (Bertrand Guay, Pool via AP) ...
A spontaneous strike at the Louvre shut down the world's most-visited museum on Monday after workers refused to take up their ...
Macron’s renovation blueprint, dubbed the “Louvre New Renaissance,” promises a remedy. The Mona Lisa will finally get her own dedicated room, accessible through a timed-entry ticket.
The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, remained shuttered Monday — not by war but by its own exhausted staff, who say the institution in Paris is ...
Architects are being asked to submit proposals for a new entrance for the world’s most visited museum — and to create a new ...
The Louvre Museum in Paris, home to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and other priceless works of art, was forced to open later than expected because of a labor strike on Monday, June 16. Thousands ...