Institut de France

Greece will play a central role in the new Byzantine and Eastern Christian Art department in the Louvre in Paris, its director has said.

Laurence des Cars arrived in Athens on Thursday to present the new department, which will be inaugurated in 2027.

American actress Zendaya poses in front of the Winged Victory of Samothrace at the Louvre Museum in Paris to promote French luxury beauty products company Lancome. Her photo shoot is part of a trend allowing museums to be used for marketing purposes.

Italy has demanded the restitution of seven antiquities which it believes were looted before being sold by dealers to the Louvre in Paris in the 1980s and 90s, the museum said on July 14.

It actually tries to understand how this ancient culture became a young nation, the honourary President of the Louvre said

The 518-year-old Mona Lisa has seen many things in her life on a wall, but rarely this: Almost four months with no Louvre visitors.

The Louvre, the world's biggest museum, suffered a drop in visitor numbers of over 70 percent last year as COVID restrictions kept art lovers away, it said on Jan. 8.

Receipts fell by more than 90 million euros ($110 million) compared with 2019.

The Louvre in Paris is open to visitors again. The museum closed its doors because of the coronavirus crisis on Saturday, BTA reports. The opening was greeted with applause from tourists.

The museum directorate explained that one of the priorities is to ensure the safety of associates and visitors. Therefore, additional measures will be taken

It is dedicated to the great Leonardo da Vinci.

A new record for visits to the Louvre. More than 1,100,000 people attended an exhibition dedicated to the great Leonardo da Vinci.

The record was so far was 540,000 visitors back in 2018. Then there was an exposition dedicated to Eugene Delacroix.

The Louvre museum in Paris opens June 17 open bookings for a blockbuster exhibition in October of most of Leonardo da Vinci's paintings to mark the quincentennial of the Renaissance master's death.

The Louvre museum in Paris has announced it will open its doors for free one Saturday night a month to attract younger, less wealthy visitors.