Louvre Museum

Louvre Museum's ambitious retrospective offers a virtual reality experience of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa

Paris’s Louvre Museum is offering a virtual reality experience of its most famous painting, the Mona Lisa, as part of its decade-in-the-making retrospective of Leonardo da Vinci.

Paris readies for floods as river Seine engulfs large parts of cities; wine cellers and museum basements under threat

Floodwaters were nearing their peak in Paris on Saturday, with the rain-swollen Seine river engulfing scenic quays and threatening wine cellars and museum basements

Paris attack: Car rams into six soldiers in suburbs, police call it 'deliberate act'

A car slammed into soldiers on patrol outside Paris on Wednesday, injuring six people, two of them seriously, police said.

Man held at Eiffel Tower for brandishing knife, had history of psychological problems

A man arrested at the Eiffel Tower after brandishing a knife in front of tourists and security forces has told investigators he wanted to kill a soldier, sources close to the case said on Sunday.

French Presidential Election 2017: As France votes, brief security alert in Louvre plaza

Paris: The plaza outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, where French presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron plans a victory party if elected, was briefly evacuated on Sunday following a security alert, sources said.

French PM Valls creates emergency fund for people affected by floods

PM Valls says France will set up an emergency fund to help people who lost everything after the worst floods in three decades caused the Seine River to burst its banks

France floods: River Seine reaches highest level; Louvre museum to close

As River Seine reached its highest level in three decades, the Louvre museum in France will shut its doors and evacuate artworks in its basement.