Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American visitors will have to help pay for it.

During the recent menswear and couture shows in Europe, designers revealed some of their favorite cultural spots, including ...

Da Vinci's masterpiece is in the Salle des États, the largest room in the Louvre. It is also home to major works by the Venetian masters Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese, which often go ignored.

A highlight is the two-story Grand Galerie, built atop a bridge that spans the Cher River and houses Flemish tapestries, paintings by Rubens and Tintoretto ... that predates the Apollo Gallery in the ...

NO ONE IS quite sure how the Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, got its name. One theory goes that the area was an ancient hunting ground for wolves (lupi in Latin), which used to roam ...

In 2023, you told the Elysée about the urgent need for renovation at the Louvre and proposed the creation of a new entrance to relieve congestion at the Pyramid. Why is Emmanuel Macron only ...

Whenever a French leader starts to have immortal longings—something that happens fairly frequently—there is a good likelihood that it will redound to the benefit of the Louvre. Louis XVI was ...

The Louvre, in Paris, is currently presenting the first fashion exhibit in its 231-year history, and it’s doing so in a breathtaking way: showcasing 100 ensembles and accessories from famed ...

This year’s annual festival at Santa Maria Assunta in Malamocco on Venice’s Lido included the heartfelt celebration of the return of Giulia Lama’s enigmatic Virgin in Prayer following its ...

Chloe Veltman is a correspondent on NPR's Culture Desk. From her base in San Francisco where she has lived for more than 20 years, Veltman covers a wide array of cultural news and trends, with a ...