Louvre

Théodore Géricault (1791-1824), The Medusa Théodore Géricault (1791-1824), The Medusa Raft, 1818-1819 - Public domain. LicenseRaft, 1818-1819 - Public domain. License
The Horrifying History Behind "The Raft of Medusa"

At the Louvre Museum in Paris, amongst the various…

Edgar Degas, Before the Race, 1882-1884
Sports in Art: Paris Exhibitions To See Besides the Olympics

The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics run from July 26th through…

The Louvre Museum
The Louvre Is Still the World's Most Visited Museum, and More News
Discover the world's most popular museums in 2023, take a peek at sales at Art Basel Hong Kong, read about the opening of Aluminaire House in Palm Springs and more news of the week.
Protesters from the group Riposte Alimentaire after splashing pumpkin soup on the Mona Lisa.
Protesters Throw Soup on Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' at the Louvre Museum
On Sunday morning, January 28, protestors splattered the famed Mona Lisa painting at the Louvre Museum with pumpkin soup.
French newspaper Excelsior proclaims,"The Mona Lisa has returned," January 1, 1914.
7 Shocking Incidents of Mona Lisa Vandalism & Theft
Towards the end of May 2022, a thirty-six-year-old man appeared to smear cake and icing across the lower half of the legendary Mona Lisa. Read on for more information about this attempted vandalism…
the louvre courtyard with pyramid and crowds
An Inside Look at the History of the Louvre
Here are 11 of the most surprising facts about the history of the Louvre.
Louvre Museum
Louvre Museum To Hike Entrance Fee in 2024
This week, the Louvre Museum in Paris announced that it will raise its entrance ticket price by nearly 29 percent to €22 ($23.70) on January 15, 2024.
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Le panier de fraises des bois. Courtesy of ArtCurial.
The Louvre Raises Funds to Keep Chardin Painting in France

Paris’s Louvre Museum is looking for donations in its bid to acquire a still life of…