In 1911, a mysterious thief slipped the Mona Lisa out of the Louvre, shocking the world. The disappearance set off a global ...

The Louvre receives nine million visitors annually, and according to museum officials, the Mona Lisa is the main attraction .

Elaine Sciolino, formerly the Paris bureau chief for the New York Times, has volunteered herself as a chatty, amiable tour ...

The famous Parisian museum announced the Mona Lisa is moving into her own gallery. The change will actually help visitors experience the Louvre in a truly personal way—through the art of food. Here's ...

The “Mona Lisa,” painted by Leonardo da Vinci ... The painting’s fame was significantly boosted in 1911 when it was stolen from the Louvre, making headlines worldwide. It was recovered ...

The Louvre’s last overhaul dates back to the 1980s, when the iconic glass pyramid was unveiled. Macron said the expansion of the museum will allow the “Mona Lisa” to be moved to a new ...

but the crowds can be a major turnoff (especially around the glass-enclosed "Mona Lisa"). Not to the point that you should skip the Louvre altogether, but it's important to go at a time where ...

Writer-director Joe Medeiros traces the path of Vincenzo Peruggia, charged with the 1911 theft of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa from The Louvre, and finds the story of a daughter mourning the ...

The Mona Lisa, also known as La Gioconda, is an oil painting of a Renaissance woman painted by Da Vinci in 16th century Florence, Italy. The work is hailed as an artistic masterpiece for its display ...

"So Picasso was guilty of housing stolen Louvre artworks, just not La Giaconda," she says. After the initial buzz wore off and with no fresh leads in the case, it seemed as if the Mona Lisa was ...