Paris Museum

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  Paris Museum Housing 'Mona Lisa' Closes As Staff Protest Tourist Overcrowding

  The Louvre, home to the Mona Lisa, closed abruptly Monday as the museum's staff staged an impromptu strike over large crowds of tourists and understaffing.

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  Explained: Why The Louvre Has Shut Down And What The Staff Is Demanding

  The Louvre's rich history dates back to the 12th century, and it has undergone many transformations over the centuries, but its shutdown is significant.

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  Overtourism Forces The Louvre, World's Most Visited Museum And Home Of Mona Lisa, To Shut Doors

  The Louvre, home to the iconic Mona Lisa, was forced to shut down due to overcrowding

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  French President Macron's Waxwork, Stolen From Museum During Protest, Returned

  Greenpeace activists overnight Tuesday to Wednesday returned a wax figure of President Emmanuel Macron they had stolen from a Paris museum as part of a protest against French economic ties with Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.

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  Greenpeace Removes Wax Statue Of Macron Over French Trade With Russia

  Greenpeace activists removed a wax statue of French President Emmanuel Macron from the Grevin Museum in Paris and put it in front of the Russian embassy to protest against French business ties with Russia.

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  Mona Lisa Gets A Room Of Her Own At The Louvre In Paris

  Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting will get a room to itself at the Louvre Museum, announced the French President Emmanuel Macron

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  Leaky, Crowded, Hot: Louvre Boss Slams Her Own Museum In Confidential Note

  The head of the Louvre in Paris has warned the government about leaks, overcrowding and sub-standard catering in a confidential note that has raised alarm about the state of the world's most-visited museum.

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  Shah Rukh Khan, First Indian Actor, Honoured With Gold Coins By Grevin Museum In Paris

  A paparazzo shared the news on his Instagram feed with a photo of the coin featuring Shah Rukh Khan's likeness

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  Kendall Jenner Visits The Louvre Museum Barefoot At "Midnight" To Soak In Its Beauty Because She Can

  If you thought the Louvre was beautiful only in the day, let Kendall Jenner convince you of its beauty at night

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  2 Women Make "MeToo" Graffiti On Nude Painting At Paris Museum, Case Filed

  A top French museum has filed a police complaint after two women spray-painted a famous 19th-century painting by Gustave Courbet which it had loaned to another gallery, official said Friday.

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  'The Rock' Asks Paris Museum To Update His Wax Statue, Especially Skin Colour

  This came after many people on the internet found the wax statue to be too light-skinned to represent the multi-ethnic actor. Many accused the Grevin Museum of "whitewashing" the figure.

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  Visitors Evacuated, Louvre Museum In Paris Shuts For Security Reasons After Threat

  The Louvre museum in Paris closed "for security reasons" on Saturday, while France is on high alert following an attack in the northeastern town of Arras.

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  Hidden Dog Discovered In Pablo Picasso's Painting From 1900, Say US Museum

  The painting which is on display through Aug. 6 at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, is part of the 10-piece exhibition "Young Picasso in Paris".

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  Lionel Messi's Room During FIFA World Cup 2022 To Be Turned Into A Mini Museum

  Messis room in the university residence will also no longer receive guests and all the belongings the Paris Saint Germain player left in it will be retained in all their gloryfor students and visitors to the country.

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  Man Disguised As Elderly Woman Smears Mona Lisa Portrait With Cake

  Art fans at the Lourve Museum in Paris were left stunned after an "old woman" jumped out of her wheelchair to smear cake over the Mona Lisa painting.