The Louvre is suffering from water leaks and overcrowding, its director, Laurence des Cars, warned in a leaked missive to the French culture minister. Des Cars, the first woman to lead the museum ...

The Louvre welcomed 8.7 million people in 2024, and it regularly tops the list of the most visited museums on Earth. But it was only designed to accommodate four million, as per The Guardian, and Des ...

A leaked memo by Louvre director Laurence des Cars has revealed the dire state of the famous Parisian museum. View on euronews ...

The director of the Louvre last week sent a memo to France’s culture minister detailing the dilapidated state of the Paris museum, spurring President Emmanuel Macron to organise a visit on Tuesday.

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.

In an interview with Le Monde, Laurence des Cars explains how the Paris museum is embarking on renovation and redevelopment work estimated at €800 million.

PARIS - The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, has requested urgent help from the French government to restore and renovate its ageing exhibition halls ...

Louvre Director Laurence des Cars suggests limiting daily visitors and reassessing the "Mona Lisa" display. Milan officials propose temporarily hosting the "Mona Lisa" during Louvre renovations.