France plans $800 million makeover for the Louvre, Mona Lisa's overcrowded home
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.
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Louvre Chief: ‘We Must Accept Selfies as Part of Art Experience’
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Moving the Mona Lisa: Macron’s Plan to Improve the Louvre
The French president announced last week an extensive overhaul of the legendary museum, including a dedicated gallery for ...
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A Louvre expansion that would put La Gioconda in her very own gallery has us envisioning the most mysterious sitter in iconic ...
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Not just the Louvre: How Europe’s museums face the future
If you haven't visited the Louvre, then you haven't really seen Paris — this thought may well be shared by the nearly nine million visitors who descend upon the museum every year to try and catch a ...
Olympic cauldron to float in Paris skies every summer until the 2028 Games
French President Emmanuel Macron says the cauldron balloon, one of the Paris Olympics’ most admired attractions, would float ...