But as Louvre president Laurence des Cars has admitted, a visit to the overcrowded museum can also be a “physical ordeal” and some facilities urgently need updating. Last month, President Macron ...

"We have problems with the building," Louvre Museum director Laurence des Cars acknowledged to CBS News. She said the issues are partly due to age, as the palace that houses the museum was ...

Free to enter and open Tuesday to Saturday, it’s stuffed with items that provide fascinating insights into the presidential ...

Banning Airbnbs and cruise ships. Taxing visitor stays. Capping attendance figures. Has tourism become a dirty word in 2025?

From medieval psalters to the oils ... What to make of the Louvre’s historical survey at a moment when the palace is in such extreme need of wisdom? The power of populism is to institutionalize ...

Valentine’s Day presents an opportunity for couples to step away from daily routines and experience something memorable together.

In early 2025, French president Emmanuel Macron announced that the cost of the Louvre Museum’s upcoming ... Immersive experiences bring the palace’s history to life, and there are regular ...

The first, A New Look at Cimabue: At the Origins of Italian Painting, is currently on display at the Louvre in Paris until ... Gallery exhibitions on the medieval and Renaissance city in 2007 ...

Built in Paris in the late 12th century, the Louvre Palace for centuries was the official residence of the kings of France, until Louis XIV—weary of rebellious crowds in Paris— abandoned it ...