France plans $800M makeover for the Louvre, Mona Lisa's overcrowded home
Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American ...
Caspar David Friedrich: A Solitary Wanderer Finding His Way in the Fog
The first major U.S. exhibition of Germany’s great Romantic painter is a historic showcase. It’s also a blueprint for how to ...
Titanium horse, massive skull: American Dream art gallery displays unique sculpture
International sculptor Enrique Cabrera unveiled a gallery of works recently at American Dream’s luxury shopping and dining ...
Harvard Art Museums receive major gift of 64 Edvard Munch artworks
Gift from longtime donors Philip A. and Lynn G. Straus makes the collection among the most significant in the United States.
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Three Ultra-Rare Paul Delvaux Paintings Head to Auction Amid Surrealism Craze
The paintings that have been kept away from the market for more than 30 years will go on Christie's Surrealist sale in London ...
Museum visits up during Spring Festival holidays
Visitors watch a performance made by a robot dog at the science and technology museum in Jiaxing City, east China's Zhejiang ...
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The Breathtaking Hermitage Museum, Filled With Treasures Like the Kolyvan Vase and the Peacock Clock, First Opened to the Public on This Day in 1852
Russia’s palatial institution is now the second largest in the world, with an impressive collection of three million objects ...
Louvre president: 'If the public wants to take selfies with a work of art, we have to accept it'
In an interview with Le Monde, Laurence des Cars explains how the Paris museum is embarking on renovation and redevelopment ...
Moving the Mona Lisa: Macron’s Plan to Improve the Louvre
The French president announced last week an extensive overhaul of the legendary museum, including a dedicated gallery for ...
‘Mona Lisa’ to be moved to private room in Louvre
President Macron announced last week that the Mona Lisa will be moved to a private room with its own ticket and the Louvre museum will undergo renovations.
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Macron turns to billionaires to help pay for his legacy
The Notre-Dame reconstruction and fundraising, also spearheaded by Macron, amassed €846 million — including €100 million from billionaire François-Henri Pinault and a combined €200 million from the ...