Gigi Hadid puts on a glamorous display as she joins Keira Knightley, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and the Beckhams at the glittering Louvre gala dinner to kick off Paris Fashion Week

found 2025 › Mar › 05 (Wed) @ 10:06 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The stars were out in force for the inaugural Louvre Museum gala dinner on Tuesday night, to mark the official start of Paris Fashion Week.

Victoria and David Beckham join Gigi Hadid, Keira Knightley and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley at the glittering Louvre gala dinner to kick off Paris Fashion Week

found 2025 › Mar › 05 (Wed) @ 06:31 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The stars were out in force for the inaugural Louvre Museum gala dinner on Tuesday night, to mark the official start of Paris Fashion Week.

Thin is the new thick: Japanese masters of minimalism win RIBA gold medal

found 2025 › Feb › 06 (Thu) @ 17:15 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Japanese practice Sanaa’s slender, stripped-back buildings boast walls that are just 16mm thick and concrete canopies that look as if they could float away

It is not often as an architecture critic th…

Macron turns to billionaires to help pay for his legacy

found 2025 › Feb › 03 (Mon) @ 16:22 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

After the rebuilding of the Notre-Dame cathedral, Macron has a new pet project: the Louvre.

Emmanuel Macron’s got a point: Why shouldn’t we charge tourists to see our treasures? Catherine Bennett

found 2025 › Feb › 02 (Sun) @ 08:41 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The Louvre’s proposed two-tier fees are a better way to fund museums than iffy corporate sponsorship deals

Introducing, five years on, another Brexit bonus: the chance to support the renovation of the…

Italy calls for the Mona Lisa to be returned because the Louvre is so run down (so good luck charging Brits extra to visit, Macron!)

found 2025 › Jan › 29 (Wed) @ 20:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

In a confidential memo leaked last week to French press, Louvre chief Laurence des Cars unveiled that the premises is in dire need of renovation

Mona Lisa to be moved as part of major Louvre overhaul

found 2025 › Jan › 29 (Wed) @ 06:58 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

France's president says a second museum entrance will be built, while non-EU residents will also pay more to visit.

Louvre’s decision to move Mona Lisa is a misguided act of snobbery

found 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 22:16 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Crowds give life to the Paris museum and the painting is a silent, compelling mystery at the heart of the hubbub

What a wonderful headache for a museum to have. The Louvre in Paris gets so many visito…

Mona Lisa to be placed in private room as part of sweeping Louvre renovation

found 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 22:16 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, also announced a ‘new grand entrance’, funded by the museum’s own resources

The Mona Lisa, the world’s most famous portrait, is to get a room of its own in the L…

Major changes to the Louvre will see Brits forced to pay more to enter the world's most-visited museum

found 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 22:16 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The decision comes amid major renovation plans for the site that is currently plagued by water leaks, overcrowding, and temperature swings.