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 ...

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 ...

Visiting the Louvre in Paris and experiencing the renowned Mona Lisa can be a highlight of any trip to France. To make t ...

The Mona Lisa hasn't always been a huge tourist attraction. It turns out the most famous painting in the world owes its ...

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 ...

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

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 ...