The Mona Lisa hasn't always been a huge tourist attraction. It turns out the most famous painting in the world owes its ...

That's because the Louvre is not only widely considered to be one of the best art museums in Europe, but one of the best in the world. The museum first opened its doors in 1793 and features more ...

From The London Chronicle. Every one who has "done" the Louvre will remember the low-pitched and some, what gloomy halls in which are stored the treasures of Egypt. Beneath those lie yet more ...

An exhibition at the Louvre ... art and fashion. In the show, there are some expected icons, such as the 19th-century French female writer George Sand, who, like Bonheur, preferred to wear men ...

Of the artists who decorated the ceilings in Paris’ famed Palais du Louvre, the two best remembered ... is most representative of the modern trend in French art.” Contact us at [email protected] ...

At the Louvre’s Sculpture Casting Atelier, a separate team of artisans create moulages—molds—that replicate marble statues in plaster or resin. The Louvre doesn’t widely advertise the two ...