The winner of the international contest will be selected in October by a 21-person jury of experts from around the world and announced early next year. To relieve congestion at the museum’s current ...

"We have problems with the building," Louvre Museum director Laurence des Cars acknowledged to CBS News. She said the issues are partly due to age, as the palace that houses the museum was initially ...

MONUMENTAL FASHION: Most people would look at I.M. Pei’s glass-and-metal entrance way at the Louvre and see a pyramid. Jordan Roth saw major skirt inspiration — hence projections of the monument onto ...

Architects are being asked to submit proposals for a new entrance for the world’s most visited museum — and to create a new exhibition space for the Mona Lisa. By Aurelien Breeden Reporting from Paris ...

“Long live the Louvre’s new renaissance!” Macron exclaimed at the end of his speech. The Louvre is the largest and busiest museum on the planet, the Times noted. It welcomes almost 9 million visitors ...

Last year, the Louvre welcomed 8.7 million visitors, who all entered via the pyramid-shaped western entrance, designed by architect I.M. Pei, which itself has become problematic as its greenhouse ...