Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American ...

Already, the museum has capped daily attendance at 30,000 people, who mostly enter via the Louvre Pyramid, a glass-and-steel structure designed by the architect I.M. Pei in the 1980s, during the ...

The Louvre Pyramid will continue to be a visitor access point, however. The new entrance will open onto the museum's eastern courtyard, the Cour Carrée, and the plan is to expand downwards ...

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 ...

San Antonio Spurs star Chris Paul and his wife, Jada Paul, attended the Louis Vuitton Menswear Fall-Winter 2025-26 show during the Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday. Paul thanked the brand for the ...

The Louvre’s latest overhaul dates back to the 1980s, when the iconic glass pyramid was unveiled. Now, the museum is not up to international standards anymore. Macron said the expansion of the ...

In a speech in front of the Mona Lisa, Mr Macron said the renovations would help ease congestion inside the Louvre museum ... modern addition — a glass pyramid that was designed by Chinese ...

The Louvre museum would also have a "new grand entrance" to help ease congestion at its glass-and-metal pyramid entry point and be financed entirely using the institution's "own resources". As part of ...

Tochitaikai, like any good tourist, posed so that he appeared to be grabbing the Louvre pyramid with his fingertips. Meanwhile, other tourists were keen to take selfies with him as their monument.

The Louvre’s latest overhaul dates back to the 1980s, when the iconic glass pyramid was unveiled. Now, the museum is not up to international standards anymore. A look at what’s at stake.