As part of a massive renovation, the Leonardo da Vinci portrait will get its own gallery space accessible from a separate ...

The Louvre is one of the most well-known art museums in the entire world. It used to be a fortress, then a palace. Now it is home to countless pieces of priceless artwork like the Mona Lisa and ...

Elaine Sciolino, author of the forthcoming Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World's Greatest Museum, ...

The renovated Louvre will aim for 12 million visitors ... She says the museum, built as a fortress in the 12th century and later a sprawling palace for French kings, is also vulnerable because ...