Leonardo da Vinci’s 'Mona Lisa' had been missing for more than 24 hours before anybody at the Louvre even noticed.

Leonardo da Vinci came from Italy, more specifically Tuscany. His name, translated into English, is “Leonardo from Vinci”, ...

From a jewel heist to crumbling galleries, it’s been a dire year for the world’s most visited museum. At least France has woken up to its predicament, says political commentator Agnès Poirier ...

Abu Dhabi has quietly emerged as one of the Middle East’s most compelling cultural destinations. The Louvre Abu Dhabi anchors ...

PARIS—Employees at the Louvre Museum voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world’s most visited museum, though the venue partially opened on Wednesday to allow visitors to ...

This video explains how Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa remained relatively unknown for centuries after its completion around 1506. It hung quietly in French collections until August 21, 1911, when it ...

Once the residence of French kings, the Louvre was first turned over to public displays in 1793, during the revolution. The last major overhaul transferred a wing once inhabited by the finance ...

Yakisugi is a Japanese architectural technique for charring the surface of wood. It has become quite popular in ...

Most of us picture historical figures through polished royal portraits, striking statues, or cinematic interpretations ...