The agreement between France and Britain for the loan of the Bayeux Tapestry was finalised and signed yesterday at the ...

Architects are preparing for the opportunity of a lifetime. Following a rough beginning of the summer with overcrowding, ...

The museum's director, Laurence des Cars, and the chief architect of France's historic monuments, François Chatillon, speak to Le Monde about the architectural competition to renovate the world's most ...

French President Emmanuel Macron first formalized plans for the restoration project, which is being called a “New Renaissance” for the Louvre, in January. It is projected to cost €400 ...

The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, has withstood war, terror, and pandemic — but ...

Staff are exasperated by overcrowding in a crumbling museum. Luckily for visitors, other Leonardo masterpieces are available ...

What's more, the disruption comes just months after President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a sweeping decade-long plan to rescue the Louvre from precisely the problems now boiling over — water leaks ...

The Bayeux Tapestry, a 70-meter- (229-foot)- long medieval artwork that depicts the Norman conquest of England, will be ...

Here are five things to know about the Bayeux Tapestry, the priceless 11th-century work that French President Emmanuel Macron ...

Last month, workers at the Louvre in Paris went on strike. Bemoaning overcrowding and inadequate staffing, they refused to open the museum’s doors, leaving massive lines of tourists waiting outside.

The Louvre has become a symbol of tourism pushed to its limits. As hot spots from Venice to the Acropolis race to curb crowds ...