The decision to isolate the Mona Lisa in a dedicated room at the Louvre is a response to a need for crowd management, but it ...

Even iconic attractions suffer. The Louvre Museum, home to the Mona Lisa, now has to implement timed entry and crowd control strategies to manage foot traffic, often leaving visitors frustrated and ...

Office managers throughout the Kansas City metro area have discovered that few things boost workplace morale like a spread of Chartroose Caboose sandwiches at the staff meeting. The casual, ...

The guacamole at La Hacienda achieves that elusive perfect texture—not too chunky, not too smooth—and balances the creamy ...

How did spies, curators, and an army of art handlers save some of the world's most important artwork? An excerpt from the new ...

So Jaujard hatched a secret plan that was equal parts genius and gutsy: evacuate the Louvre. Not just a few pieces. Thousands. And that included Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Mona Lisa. On August ...

Visiting the Louvre in Paris and experiencing the renowned Mona Lisa can be a highlight of any trip to France. To make the ...

Many Louvre employees find Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”, the most famous work of art in the world, overrated. Yet around four-fifths of visitors come mainly to see it, bypassing other ...

The electric torches and lighting apparatuses in the museum were stored and secured. The Louvre staff sent the first artworks, including the Mona Lisa—gingerly ensconced in a red velvet-lined custom ...

Despite being a prolific draughtsman, fewer than 20 paintings by Leonardo survive. But which were his greatest hits?