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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.
The Bayeux Tapestry, a 70-meter- (229-foot)- long medieval artwork that depicts the Norman conquest of England, will be ...
Here are five things to know about the Bayeux Tapestry, the priceless 11th-century work that French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday will be loaned to Britain in 2026-2027.
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Paris over the weekend, denouncing what they described as France’s drift toward war under the influence of NATO, the European Union, and President ...
The Parisian powerhouse opened the competition on June 27 with aims to expand its storied space and ease its visitor congestion through a newly designed entrance and exhibition space for one of its ...
Architects are being asked to submit proposals for a new entrance for the world’s most visited museum — and to create a new ...
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 ...
The Grand Louvre project, which included the addition of I.M. Pei’s Pyramid entrance, was inaugurated in 1989. President Macron is now pushing for major renovations to the museum, including a ...
Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American visitors will have to help pay for it.
Emmanuel Macron can no longer count on lawmakers to push his agenda. So instead, he’s courting billionaires. With few allies left in a hopeless fractured legislature and unable to run for a third term ...
For Mr. Macron, whose approval rating hit a low of 21 per cent in a poll released on Sunday, the Louvre New Renaissance project is unlikely to lead to his own political renaissance anytime soon.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said that the Louvre would be “redesigned, restored and enlarged” after the director of the world’s most visited museum voiced alarm about dire conditions ...