Elaine Sciolino, formerly the Paris bureau chief for the New York Times, has volunteered herself as a chatty, amiable tour ...

In 1911, a mysterious thief slipped the Mona Lisa out of the Louvre, shocking the world. The disappearance set off a global ...

What is protest, if not the trembling murmur of a society’s conscience? Across centuries and continents, protest has not only ...

The Mona Lisa, also known as La Gioconda, is an oil painting of a Renaissance woman painted by Da Vinci in 16th century ...

The famous Parisian museum announced the Mona Lisa is moving into her own gallery. The change will actually help visitors experience the Louvre in a truly personal way—through the art of food. Here's ...

The Louvre replaced its audio guides with 5,000 Nintendo 3DS consoles featuring customized content like interactive maps, audio commentaries, and themed tours. But as Nintendo has run out of repair ...

Catholics around the world are mourning the death of Pope Francis. Known as 'the people's pope', he worked to make the church ...

When the painter died three years later, the Mona Lisa was passed onto Da Vinci's apprentice and then sold to the French King before it eventually wound up at the Louvre. The portrait was put on ...

Entry to the Acropolis costs 30 euros, 22 euros for the Louvre, and 25 euros for Hagia Sophia. The "Smile of the Mona Lisa" becomes very expensive, as if someone wants to see the painting alone, they ...

Many Louvre employees find Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”, the most famous work of art in the world, overrated. Yet around four-fifths of visitors come mainly to see it, bypassing other ...

What kind of art can you expect to find within the majestic walls of the Louvre? and when is the best time to embark on this ...