The world’s most famous painting with a secret message was stolen from the Louvre over a century ago. The criminal, Vincenzo Perugia, was a handyman working at the museum ... law was tightened up.

Playbook has learned Hodgson will do the rounds in Berlin on Tuesday, meeting with CEOs and executives from energy, ...

Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is to be housed in a new underground gallery and require separate tickets. Also, non-EU ...

Under Macron’s plans, the painting will be moved to a purpose-built underground gallery with far greater capacity, accessible via a separate ticket. The new home for the “Mona Lisa” would help the ...

The 11th-century work depicting the 1066 Norman Conquest is to go on display in Britain next year. But Didier Rykner insisted it cannot be moved without 'tearing it, without making holes'.

I discovered impressionist art in 7th grade and fell in love. Our art class spent an entire semester focused on the great impressionist artists. We had to ...

Egypt’s mediaeval Mameluke rulers are the subject of this year’s summer exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has worked in the fields of neuroscience ...

Sultan Abdülaziz’s groundbreaking 1867 journey to Europe not only reshaped Western perceptions of the Ottoman Empire but also ...

The longtime New Yorkers and Proenza Schouler founders take on a legendary Spanish house—from their new Paris base.

We asked readers of The Local what they consider to be the most over-rated and disappointing tourist site in France - and ...