Louvre museum remains closed on Monday as staff strike over working conditionsThe Louvre museum in Paris did not open as usual on Monday. Staff are meeting to discuss a possible strike over pay and working conditions....
15 Dec, 2025, 05.17 PM IST
Paris' Louvre reopens to visitors, three days after jewel heistThe Louvre Museum reopened after a three-day closure due to the theft of eight priceless royal jewels. Investigators suspect an organized c...
22 Oct, 2025, 01.09 PM IST
Louvre in Paris closes after shocking robbery: Nine Crown Jewels stolen, robbers flee on scooter— How did it happen?The Louvre in Paris, one of the world’s most iconic museums, was forced to close on Sunday after a dramatic robbery took place in its histo...
19 Oct, 2025, 09.44 PM IST
Mona Lisa will smile from a gallery of her own, but seeing her will cost extraThe Louvre is set to renovate with a new gallery for the Mona Lisa. Visitors will need to pay an extra fee to view the painting. The renova...
19 Jun, 2025, 04.09 PM IST
The world’s most famous museum, home to the Mona Lisa, is now shut. Take a look at its iconic masterpiecesLouvre Museum in Paris closed unexpectedly because of a staff strike. Thousands of tourists were left outside. Workers protested overwhelmi...
17 Jun, 2025, 11.42 AM IST
World’s most visited museum shuts down as staff strike protests on mass tourismThe Louvre Museum, grappling with overcrowding and staff concerns over working conditions, abruptly closed due to an emergency strike. Empl...
17 Jun, 2025, 09.42 AM IST
World’s most famous museum closes as over tourism overwhelms staff — Louvre shutdown sparks global alarmLouvre Museum in Paris unexpectedly shut down due to a staff strike, leaving tourists stranded. Workers cite unbearable conditions from ove...
16 Jun, 2025, 10.35 PM IST
Non EU-visitors to pay higher entrance fee at Paris Louvre, world's most-visited museumFrench President Emmanuel Macron announced that non-EU visitors will face higher entrance fees at the Louvre to address overcrowding and fu...
28 Jan, 2025, 10.42 PM IST
Mona Lisa will now have its own dedicated room, announces French President MacronFrench President Emmanuel Macron announced a major renovation and expansion of the Louvre, including a dedicated room for the Mona Lisa, cu...
28 Jan, 2025, 09.45 PM IST
Now Mona Lisa may get her own room!Such a move would give visitors, many of whom visit the Louvre for the iconic painting alone, a better experience, Laurence des Cars told t...
27 Apr, 2024, 11.33 PM IST
History gets more pricey: Paris's Louvre museum to hike entrance fees by 29% in 2024The Louvre, which houses the Mona Lisa and is the world's most visited museum, said in a statement on Friday that its entrance fee would go...
12 Dec, 2023, 09.03 AM IST
Louvre gets its first-ever woman boss in Laurence des Cars, more than 2 centuries after openingDes Cars, who comes from a family of writers and journalists, will in September succeed Jean-Luc Martinez, the current Louvre chief.
26 May, 2021, 05.40 PM IST
Time to remove cultural distancingIn 2020, Louvre visitors were down to, er, 2.7 million. Our museums can take a hint.
13 Jan, 2021, 08.26 AM IST
Covid keeps art lovers away: Louvre's visitor numbers drop 70% in 2020Receipts fell by more than $110 million compared with 2019.
11 Jan, 2021, 05.47 PM IST
'Mona Lisa' back at work as 70% of Louvre reopens for visitors after a 4-month lockdownAbout 70% of the museum — the equivalent of 230 tennis courts — is again accessible to visitors.
07 Jul, 2020, 12.33 PM IST
Back to grindstone as Louvre prepares to open, visitors get to spend only 54 seconds with 'Mona Lisa'Museum-goers will need to reserve a time slot for their visit online.
25 Jun, 2020, 08.27 AM IST
Getting ready to return: The Louvre to reopen on July 6Online reservations for visiting the Louvre will open on June 15.
01 Jun, 2020, 04.19 PM IST