as the palace that houses the museum was initially constructed in the early 13th century. "It's nine centuries of history, at the heart of Paris and at the heart of the history of France," said ...

The famous Parisian museum announced the Mona Lisa is moving into her own gallery. The change will actually help visitors experience the Louvre in a truly personal way—through the art of food. Here's ...

The Paris Louvre museum is in a “very poor condition” according to its director in a leaked memo. Director Laurence des Cars wrote detailing the various failings of France’s premier art ...

No one, says a participant at the meeting, believed that such a grandiose plan was realistic when France is ... the historical palace. (Asked to comment on this, a Louvre spokesperson did not ...

Laura French If you only had time to visit one museum in Paris, it should undoubtedly be the Musée du Louvre. That's because the Louvre is not only widely considered to be one of the best art ...

Falling in love with the Louvre seems easy enough ... she describes the history of the palace-turned-museum—which is also the story of France. And she tells it as a journalist would, rather ...

Pei was awarded the title of Officier de La Legion d'Honneur -- one of France's highest decorations -- in 1993 after completing the 10-year-long project to refurbish the Louvre palace and add the ...