During Jean-Luc Martinez's directorship, we devoted two articles to the Louvre's public closure (see here and there). Is the situation any better today ? Obviously not. Theoretically, there are ...

When the former New York Times Paris bureau chief first set out to write a book about the most famous and largest museum in ...

In the late 18th and early 19th century, Westerners were involved in extensive looting of Greek antiquities as the nation was ...

The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the ...

Below are photos of how it was put back into place atop the top of the Daru staircase: Pierre Jahan / Roger Viollet via , - / ...

The Acropolis Museum, which also houses the Parthenon Marbles, has been one of the most visited museums across the globe for ...

Or so one would think, looking at the current art scene. But a new and fascinating archeological finding shows that this has ...

In the suburbs of Paris, magic is made in the Louvre’s little-known ateliers, writes Elaine Sciolino in this excerpt from her ...

In a new book, Elaine Sciolino shares her guide to falling in love with—and maybe falling in love in—the world’s most visited ...

A folklorist explains the prehistoric origins of the mythical Easter Bunny and why this longstanding cultural symbol keeps ...

March is a great time of year to explore Europe. With spring starting, there are plenty of activities and attractions to keep ...

This small Greek island is the definition of stunning, with charming villages, incredible food, and some of the best beaches in Greece. The island, part of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea, is Milos. I ...