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Imagining the Mona Lisa’s New Room
A Louvre expansion that would put La Gioconda in her very own gallery has us envisioning the most mysterious sitter in iconic rooms of art history.
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Could the Mona Lisa Get Her Own Gallery at Last?
The Louvre Museum is considering installing the artwork in a separate underground room to improve the painting’s “disappointing” viewing experience.
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Louvre Museum Launches … a Fitness Program?
Visitors can stretch, sweat, and drop-split in the presence of priceless artifacts as Paris gears up for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
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Climate Protesters Soup the Mona Lisa in Paris
"What is more important? Art or the right to healthy and sustainable food?" the activists yelled.
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Merde! Paris’s Louvre Museum Is About to Get Pricier
The museum is raising fees by almost 30% starting in January, citing rising energy costs among other reasons.
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Louvre Museum Evacuated After False Bomb Threat
The Palace of Versailles was also evacuated while France continues to be under high alert.
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Louvre Shutters as Pension Plan Protests Intensify
President Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 has sparked widespread demonstrations across the country.
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Man Smears Mona Lisa With Cake at the Louvre
"Think of the planet,” said the vandal, who claimed to be a climate activist and was disguised as a woman in a wheelchair.
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Sections of Salvator Mundi Not Part of Leonardo’s Original Design, Research Suggests
Two recent investigations of “Salvator Mundi,” including one conducted by the Louvre, now offer new avenues for skepticism.
Film
A Modern Update to the "Gentleman Thief" Genre
Starring Omar Sy, the French Netflix series Lupin is a delightful crime thriller.
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The Louvre Closes As Staffers Strike and Demand Solution to Overcrowding
Record attendance numbers at the Paris museum have not scaled with security personnel on staff, and employees say the situation is now dangerous.
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The Louvre Will Offer Private Tours for Just $34 During Closed Hours
The new program, created in partnership with Airbnb, is designed to attract locals to the museum at times when it's not crowded with tourists.