Louvre

How artistic masterpieces stolen by Napoleon found their way back to where they came from

He brought back enough loot from his conquests to fill what would soon become the Louvre Museum.

Louvre goes online, giving free access to nearly 500k items from its collection to public

The new database includes not only items on public display in the museum but also those in storage, including at its new state-of-the-art facility at Lievin in northern France.

Should museums tell the public about missing art? Transparency about thefts and loss might aid in recovering objects

Museums have at times withheld information about thefts, fearing that revealing security weaknesses could make other institutions less likely to loan them art or that it could encourage other thefts.

Shut due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Louvre turns to merchandise sales for revenue

The merchandise expansion is just one of the ways the museum has been getting creative with funding.

Louvre moves artworks to a safe house in a preemptive bid to preserve them against Seine's floodwater

Already 100,000 works have been moved — including paintings, carpets, tapestries, grand sculptures, small figurines, furniture and decorative pieces — dating from antiquity to the 19th century.

With no visitors at Louvre, long-overdue refurbishments finally kick off in the otherwise overcrowded museum

It’s uncertain when the Paris museum will reopen, after being closed on 30 October in line with the French government’s virus containment measures. But those lucky enough to get in benefit from a rare private look at collections covering 9,000 years of human history — with plenty of space to breathe.

Paris Marathon scheduled to be run in October next year after being cancelled in 2020

Runners who signed up to take part in the 2020 Paris Marathon will be given the option to compete in 2021 or request a refund.

COVID-19 Impact: Foreign investors pull out $26 billion from Asian economies, over $16 billion from India

“Foreign investors have pulled an estimated $26 billion out of developing Asian economies and more than $16 billion out of India, increasing concerns of a major economic recession in Asia,” independent Congressional Research Center said in its latest report on global economic effects of COVID-19.

Spain imposes nationwide lockdown to contain COVID-19; France closes visitors' entry at Eiffel Tower, Louvre museum

Spanish authorities said the number of COVID-19 infections climbed past 5,700, half of them in the capital, Madrid. That represents a national increase of over 1,500 in 24 hours.

It's time to take down the Mona Lisa for the sake of the Louvre, art and millions of aficionados

It is time for the Louvre to admit defeat. It is time for the Mona Lisa to go