Discover the Louvre's ambitious renovation plan to enhance visitor experience and address maintenance issues by 2031.

The iconic Louvre in Paris is no stranger to crowds. Since first opening in 1793, the museum has played host to millions of guests and undergone dozens of expansions and renovations to accommodate them. Today, though, overtourism has brought the historic site to a breaking point.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the "Mona Lisa" will have its own room inside the Louvre following a major renovation of the museum.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday a new restoration and expansion project for the Louvre Museum.

The French president announced a few changes coming to the world's largest museum, in a bid to prevent overcrowding.

Macron visited the museum days after Le Parisien newspapers reported on a confidential memo that the Louvre's director, Laurence des Cars, sent to Culture Minister Rachida Dati. According to the newspaper, the director warned of “a proliferation of damage to the museum’s spaces, some of which are in a very poor condition.”

The world-famous needs a massive injection of cash if it is to cope with visitor numbers, the museum's president has said

A Louvre expansion that would put La Gioconda in her very own gallery has us envisioning the most mysterious sitter in iconic rooms of art history.

A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo. But was she also the subject of the Mona Lisa? Many scholars believe she was,

Elimar’ could turn out to be a real masterpiece, but there’s no getting around the fact that in addition to not being particularly Van Gogh-ish, it’s also not particularly nice

Rising prices, crowds and failing facilities have turned the world’s greatest art museum into a ‘physical ordeal’. So what’s the solution?