If you're a big fan of art and museums, this information may sound like déjà-vu... The Musée du Louvre already organizes nocturnes on Wednesday and Friday evenings but there's a nice surprise added to this program: from now on With over 500,000 works of art in its collections and numerous events to discover each month you'll need more than one evening to admire all the treasures of the Musée du Louvre All these masterpieces await you for an evening tête-à-tête the Musée du Louvre also offers " mini-discovery tours " Mediators guide visitors through the museum's collections on short themed tours An opportunity to learn more about the great Italian masters The Musée du Louvre is free on the first Friday of every month, except July and August. Reservations are highly recommended Ticket sales for this special evening usually open a few days before the date of the nocturne what's the first thing we'll be seeing at the Louvre this Friday evening Refer your establishment, click herePromote your event, click here Video Game News 4th May 2025 / 6:57 pm Posted by The Louvre Museum in Paris is ending its long-running 3DS audio guide service Originally launched back in Spring 2012, the service allows visitors to pay €6 to hire a Nintendo 3DS handheld during their visit the bespoke app on the 3DS shows visitors a map and uses geolocation tracking to help them navigate the museum’s numerous halls It also provides information on each piece in the gallery in the form of more than 30 hours of audio commentaries Later this year the app, which was developed by Nintendo and spearheaded by Shigeru Miyamoto will no longer be made available to visitors “The New Nintendo 3DS console audio guides will go out of operation in September 2025, to be replaced by a new system,” a statement on the official Musée du Louvre website says (via Nintendo Everything) It’s not clear whether this new system will be another collaboration with Nintendo – perhaps using Switch Lite handhelds instead – or something different entirely Neither the Louvre nor Nintendo has announced anything Nintendo released a standalone version of the software on the 3DS eShop allowed players to explore the gallery and its works from home if they weren’t able to visit the real thing in Paris Nintendo was so proud of its association with the Louvre that it released a Nintendo Direct presentation focused solely on the software, with Miyamoto and Satoru Iwata exploring the museum itself The company also posted a lengthy Iwata Asks discussion with Miyamoto in which it was revealed that Miyamoto wanted to add extra animations – to give the Venus de Milo arms or have a soldier statue pull out a sword – but the Louvre wasn’t keen on the idea Already a patron? 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Be the first to join the discussion! © 1981 Media Ltd No part of this site or its content may be reproduced without the permission of the copyright holder Website by 44 Bytes It’s time to scratch your head solving more nonograms with Piczle Cross: The 2025 Atari Studios Publisher Sale has now started on the Nintendo eShop Gameloft has announced that new Premium Shop content has been released for The Louvre Museum has confirmed that it will replace its New Nintendo 3DS audio guides with “a new system” later this year “The New Nintendo 3DS console audio guides will go out of operation in September 2025, to be replaced by a new system,” a message on the Louvre Museum website reads The national art museum in Paris, France, teamed up with Nintendo back in December 2011 to replace their traditional audio guides with Nintendo 3DS handhelds Nintendo’s development team had worked on the audio guide which uses 3D images and animation with an interactive map to show exactly where within the museum you are With more than 700 recorded commentaries about the art within the museum from its curators and lecturers visitors could choose between two themed tours that last approximately 45 minutes The “Masterpieces” tour takes you through the museum’s most famous pieces such as the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace Whereas the “Egypt for all the Family” tour sprinkles humour and brings to life the Egyptian people and the area around the River Nile the work of the peasants and craftsmen and the power of the pharaohs The New Nintendo 3DS audio guide was also designed for disabled visitors with those who were hearing impaired having access to a video guided tour in French sign language that focused on the Louvre’s major works Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Login | Sign Up Nintendo Life Guest Login or Sign Up France is retiring the Nintendo 3DS audio guides for the museum later this year Spotted by Nintendo Everything, the official website for the world-famous museum confirms that the 3DS console audio guides are going "out of operation" sometime in September this year in place of a new system which hasn't been confirmed The collaboration between the Louvre and Nintendo first dropped in 2012 — where you could "rent" a 3DS at the Louvre to use as an audio guide. Nintendo even held a dedicated Direct on the collab in 2013 to announce a purchasable version of the software so people could experience the Louvre from the comfort of their own home because seeing Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto together gave us the warm fuzzies The software itself contained high-quality photos and 3D models of much of the museum's iconic artwork and more than 400 3D reconstructions of museum rooms are part of the software if you want to experience the Louvre in a truly unique way then you've got until September 2025 to rent one of those special 3DS's Did you have a chance to try out the 3DS Louvre guide at the museum A project Miyamoto-san indirectly "worked on for five or six years" [source louvre.fr, via nintendoeverything.com] Alana has been with Nintendo Life since 2022 She enjoys nothing more than overthinking battle strategies I'm real curious what's going to happen to the 3DS consoles at the Lourve going out of commission I'm sure there's probably a few collectors out there that want to get their hands on one (and I don't blame them - they do look pretty cool!) Get ready for those insane collector prices on eBay Anticipating the Scott’s Stash video about this 😆 I was in Louvre a couple of years ago but I somehow forgot to buy a copy of the software.. The replacement will be most probably be an Android app.. but I always tought it was incredibly charming I hope the replacement isn't a generic tablet/smartphone app I have physical French version I bought from French Amazon (for some reason they had French version in stock years ago) I bought for collecting purposes and I have Japanese version to play that I actually bought at the gift shop at Louvre Sad to see them go… maybe they were getting harder to maintain now that 3DS repairs have ended Would be cool to see Nintendo collaborate with another real-life thing similarly to this And so ends the 3DS era after over 14 years… Now we have Furukawa who couldn't even be bothered to appear in the Switch 2 direct to announce the new console God, even Hiroshi Yamauchi was less reclusive. He used to do interviews for new console launches and speeches at games expos etc. Couldn't imagine Furukawa even doing something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FDzLCVN6uw I actually bought a physical copy at the Louvre years ago Definitely a testament to Nintendo's quirkiness during the Iwata days @Suketoudara Furukawa always assumed being the financial guy at Nintendo and is quite proud of being good at what he is Leaving the creatives be good at what they are.It's certainly different than with Iwata who was also a programmer but it's just a different way of doing things and that can also make sense I understand and share your nostalgia though I loved this collaboration - high art and Nintendo and have an English physical of the software I went to Paris 10 years ago and I indeed rented the 3ds I don't see myself travelling abroad anytime soon as Nintendo just doesn't make/have the parts to repair 3DSes anymore Glad i picked the digital version while the eShop was still around I've got my copy right there on my shelf A very unique effort by nintendo and very well conceived It's actually one of the last software I still fire up from time to time on that console so it's very much associated with 3ds in my mind joy con-less case could make a good replacement The theoretical Switch Louvre app could be used entirely with the touchscreen Boxed unopened graded copies are going for hundreds almost a thousand I couldn't find them when I visited the Louvre in 2021 I don't know if they were all being serviced or something Hopefully they end up being auctioned off to collectors or donated to museums I'll be going there later this month for the first time hopefully there is at least one hanging around.. I was at the louvre in high school and I have vague memories of there being something similar for ds @Kiwi2 : the old units get sent to China for disassembly / destruction That’s what happened to the 3DS Louvre units that preceded the current New 3DS Louvre units The weakest moments of the Iwata and Miyamoto show are the shots on that poor 3DS screen and that messy map and that CG Victory of Samothrace seen from the top or whatever angle...I hate audioguides even more if they are videoguides Whatever the replacement will be will not have a 3D screen and will be inferior by default but it was always neat hearing about how Nintendo consoles got used in weird @KateGray more innovative than weird It's sad I'll never get to experience it I know there’s a relatively brand new museum in Japan that would be the perfect place to repurpose those units I wouldn't like walking around a museum with a €470 console in my hands Considering the rise of smartphones it's easier to just get people to download an app and not deal with keeping track of and maintaining physical units Show Comments Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment.. 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Soon after French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Laurence des Cars as director of the Louvre in 2021, she gathered her entourage to tell them of her dream for a “very grand Louvre”, much greater than the “Grand Louvre” inaugurated 36 years ago by President François Mitterrand. In January 2025, the Louvre director used the same words in a “confidential note” to the culture minister, Rachida Dati. The note was immediately leaked to the daily newspaper Le Parisien—and this time, a media frenzy erupted. “The Louvre is in danger: hundreds of millions of euros needed to save it,” blared the newspaper. Four days later, Macron pledged to come to the rescue of “the jewel of this nation”. Speaking in front of the Mona Lisa, the president did not elaborate on the museum’s structural problems. But he presented, down to the last detail, the project for a new entrance and huge space under the Renaissance section of the royal palace. The Mona Lisa would be moved to a dedicated hall (covering 2,000 sq. m according to des Cars, compared to 700 sq. m for the current overcrowded location), accessible with a special ticket added to the entrance ticket. The new spaces would also include a major exhibition hall, a restaurant and facilities for receiving 70,000 people a day. Macron claimed this vast plan, which he compared to Notre-Dame’s reconstruction, could be implemented by 2031. He pledged that the Louvre will then welcome up to 12 million visitors annually—30% more than today. In the meantime, he promised the Mona Lisa a “more peaceful environment”. Behind him, she smiled. But Macron has lost control of parliament and does not have access to the nation’s purse strings. Sophie Primas, a government spokeswoman, immediately said these promises “only commit the president, who spoke for himself”. “At a time when the government is trying to cut spending, there is no way that we could add a €500m line to the budget for the Louvre,” she said. For the moment, the culture ministry has only agreed to spend €10m on preliminary studies. The media commented that the embattled head of state was desperately trying to “grab a place in the spotlight” and burnish his legacy. For now the company has only said it is “paying attention to the project”. In any case, sponsorship from LVMH alone would not be sufficient. All this comes at a time when the Centre Pompidou is already struggling to find €170m to renovateits galleries. The employees’ unions were prompt to react. The Confederation générale du travail (general confederation of labour) complained of the “undemocratic” rise in ticket prices, while the museum remains “understaffed”. Since the Grand Louvre was inaugurated in 1989, it has never been able to open all its galleries at once, a former executive says. Meanwhile, in an article describing the Louvre under Des Cars as “the palace of all excess and caprice”, the magazine L’Express suggests that visiting conditions could be improved at a much lesser cost by hiring more staff, enabling the museum to open existing entrances that have been closed over the years and to extend opening hours (the Louvre’s rooms close at 5.30pm). The magazine points out that “none of the Louvre’s annual activity reports has ever mentioned something close to an emergency”. According to these public reports, €200m was invested to renovate infrastructure between 2018 and 2022, including €50m spent on the entrance hall under the glass pyramid. The state auditor is currently reviewing figures for a report expected by the summer. including building a subterranean complex around Leonardo's Mona Lisa news26 May 2021Laurence des Cars will be the first woman to lead the Louvre in its historyA seasoned director with an emphasis on the social role of museums she replaces Jean-Luc Martinez as the Louvre's president-director on 1 September news28 January 2025Louvre seeks €1bn for restoration, unions hit back The Paris museum’s leadership is hoping to raise money for a grand project involving reimagined exhibition and hospitality spaces and a subterranean tunnel under the museum to connect it all and Gigi Hadid are also in attendance—it is a fashion function The formal evening includes a cocktail reception gala dinner (made by the Michelin-starred French chef Anne-Sophie Pic the Louvre Couture exhibition features over 100 designs and accessories from 45 esteemed designers and Chanel—all set against the museum’s decorative objects All funds raised throughout Le Grand Dîner du Louvre will go towards supporting the museum’s future restoration projects and educational programs see all of the stars who attended Le Grand Dîner du Louvre Paris attraction in need of overhaul amid complaints of leaks a former secondary school science teacher had driven from Belgium with her husband to show their 12-year-old granddaughter the Mona Lisa “I think the Louvre is a victim of its own success,” she said They had squeezed through huge crowds on Monday to try to catch a glimpse of Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece but found the room badly designed and with no proper flow of people They had been baffled by the lack of signage in the vast wings An estimated 8 million people are estimated to visit the Louvre each year Photograph: Renard Houplie/Sipa/Rex/Shutterstock“There are so many people but you feel they’re more there to show people the way than to protect the paintings,” said Myriam “Then there’s the wait to get in – we had time-slot tickets but still had to wait 45 minutes outside I hadn’t realised we needed separate tickets to the temporary exhibition and it was sold out.” will deliver a speech at the Louvre in which he is expected to unveil details of new investment which could involve major overhaul – even a potential additional entrance But the work required is vast and the government is facing severe budget constraints One of the largest arts centres on the planet and the world’s most visited museum the Louvre attracts more than 8 million people a year it was designed to welcome 4 million visitors a year yet now handles more than double that number and is increasingly stressing out its visitors On Monday, a 74-year-old clinical psychologist from Paris, who said she had been a regular visitor to the Louvre for 40 years, exited the popular temporary exhibition, Figures of the Fool There’s no pleasure in coming here anymore And to get out you’re made to walk the length of a shopping arcade to force people to buy things – commercial interests have taken over everything.” the vast Paris museum has not had a significant structural overhaul in decades the Louvre could be Macron’s next legacy project as he seeks to focus on issues that could unite the deeply divided political class and voters “The Louvre is the most-visited museum in world it deserves all our care,” said one Élysée official Free weekly newsletterThe most pressing stories and debates for Europeans – from identity to economics to the environment Another Élysée source said: “The situation is urgent and the Louvre is our shared heritage France’s power in the coming years is its capacity to show its independence on a range of issues which has been used for diplomacy and soft power by several presidents is seen as too important for its image to be tarnished enjoyed the Islamic art and braved the crowds for the Mona Lisa but conceded there could have been better information and signage Long-time visitors are being put off by the modern experience of visiting the Louvre. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/ReutersVéronique, a retired administrator from Paris said: “The Louvre is just so huge and more human – much less crazy than the Louvre.” The Louvre invites the public to discover its many facets performances and projections in exceptional settings with more than half of the events accessible free of charge Don't forget to book in advance for the three highlights - Cinéma Paradiso Louvre Nuit de la mode and Louvre invites Paris l'été - as tickets go fast The Louvre invites Paris in summer - July 15 to 25 An open-air theater in the heart of the Tuileries Gardens: that's the surprise in store for the public at the Musée du Louvre and the Paris l'été Festival music and performances will take place in the cool of the Carré du Sanglier specially converted into an ephemeral theater Ten days and a weekend dedicated to families to rediscover the nocturnal charm of this green oasis in the heart of Paris the Brazilian choreographer composes a deeply moving dance of reenchantment in the face of the world's urgency and upheaval MazelFreten invents a new kind of electro ballet A summit meeting between two artists: Chloé a leading figure on the French electronic scene and Bulgarian percussionist Vassilena Serafimova this atypical and celestial proposition is conceived as an accumulation of surprising antigravity devices Cape Verdean singer Mayra Andrade creates her own musical universe drawing on the many cultures she has encountered in her life and on her travels Accompanied only by guitarist Djodje Almeida she revisits her rich repertoire in the simplest of terms on which her emotionally-charged voice rests Under the direction of Brazilian artist Marina Guzzo flower-filled promenade invites us to imagine what a future based on ecofeminist values such as fertility In the hands of the ironic Italian choreographer By unfolding this classical dance movement in a surprisingly luminous variation Sylvia Gribaudi allows the ten virtuoso dancers of the MM Contemporary Dance Company accompanying her to soar two of France's most free-spirited musicians join forces in Birds on a Wire to perform a duo of covers from a wide range of backgrounds - from rock and baroque to Brazilian repertoire drag queen and finalist in Drag Race France in 2023 has for several years been pursuing a body of work nourished by intimacy artists from the drag and contemporary dance scenes come together for a moment of intensity Cinéma Paradiso Louvre - open-air film festival - July 2 to 5 Photographic exhibition - from 6pm weekdays and 5pm weekends As part of the Paris l'été Festival program photographers Raya Martigny and Edouard Richard are given carte blanche to meet the queer youth of Reunion Island teams from the Jardin des Tuileries invite the public to discover the work and history of this garden in the heart of the city the Nuits du Louvre are back for the "LOUVRE COUTURE workshops and performances throughout the museum A unique and spectacular evening to celebrate fashion in good company and from every angle Return of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic cauldron - June 21 to September 14 The Business of FashionAgenda-setting intelligence analysis and advice for the global fashion community access one complimentary BoF Professional article of your choice Receive news, offers and invites from BoFOur newsletters may include 3rd-party advertising, by subscribing you agree to the Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy The Louvre Museum is set to open its premier exhibition dedicated to fashion this month Celebrating the institution’s department of decorative arts’ masterworks as well as key pieces chronicling the history of contemporary fashion the presentation will feature 71 looks and 30 accessories which align closely with the decorative arts in craftsmanship is to “illustrate the close ties between fashion and art.” Olivier Gabet the museum’s senior heritage curator and director of the decorative arts department is responsible for the staging of the exhibition which will be organised into seven historical periods including the Byzantium epoch and the Middle Ages The presentation will feature the work of 45 designers and maisons including designs by Iris van Herpen the Louvre will host a gala fundraising dinner The gala event will take place on March 4 to coincide with the beginning of Paris Fashion Week in the Louvre’s Cour Marly followed by an afterparty beneath the museum’s famed pyramid Representatives and designers from fashion houses which have loaned the museum garments for the exhibition are expected to attend. The event is hoped to grow into a major annual event in the vein of New York’s Anna Wintour-organised Met Gala benefitting the Costume Institute Superfine: Tailoring Black Style is the Met’s Costume Institute Spring 2025 Exhibition The Costume Institute announced Wednesday that the theme of its Spring exhibition will celebrate the history of menswear through the lens of the Black diaspora Yola Mzizi is the Editorial Associate at The Business of Fashion (BoF) She is based in New York and provides operational support to the New York team and writes features for BoF and The Business of Beauty For more information read our Terms & Conditions In this riveting conversation from BoF CROSSROADS 2025 Mexican designer Carla Fernández and Tunisian entrepreneur Kenza Fourati discuss the power of craft-based fashion and how to collaborate ethically with artisans and indigenous communities The Hollywood dealmaker’s new firm is buying the powerful international art fair brand Emanuel’s company and the future of the art business With a new store concept and marketing campaign the designer is looking to widen his brand’s appeal beyond the fashion elite 4G — resellers who run an infamous New York showroom where rappers and athletes pay stratospheric prices to load up on Chrome Hearts and ‘fucking chill’ — have built a business that has doubled sales revenue each year since 2020 You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed 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 Available wherever books are sold.President Emmanuel Macron’s planned “new renaissance” of the Louvre lavishes a long overdue gift on its superstar work of art: at last the Mona Lisa will be getting a room of her own Her new accommodations will grab the headlines but the Louvre makeover is also great news for the unjustly overlooked roommate that faces her Veronese’s "The Wedding Feast at Cana." Not only is this sixteenth-century masterpiece the largest painting in the Louvre (at 732 square feet about the size of a one-bedroom Paris apartment) but it is also the most glorious food painting of the Italian Renaissance The Mona Lisa is not scheduled to relocate until 2031 at the earliest and serenity to finally see—really see—"The Wedding Feast at Cana." As my friend, the author Stephen Heyman, once wrote in a review of a book about food and the Louvre, “after enduring 500 images of Saint Sebastian variously impaled with arrows, who hasn’t been perked up by the sight, in a 300-year-old painting, of a salacious raspberry or a noble artichoke?” Hierarchy, protocol, wealth, local politics, and Christly power—all in a shared meal. Once you’ve supped at Cana, head over to the ancient Egypt department for an early example of the “Mediterranean diet” of wheat bread, wine, olive oil, and cheese. Art has even borrowed from the language of eating. A painting may start maigre (thin), with the artist applying a background to the canvas. Then the painter tends to go toward the gras (fat), thickening the layers. And the colors? Tones and shades evoke the vocabulary of the kitchen. Colors are cold or hot, acidic, sweet, sour, strong, suave (mellow). Once a painting is finished, it can seem tendre (tender), mousseuse (frothy), or sèche (dry). My favorite is the word “croûte.” The word has multiple meanings, including a worthless painting that has aged poorly, its surface hardened and damaged. To call a painting a croûte means it’s pretty bad. In researching the gastronomic universe of the Louvre, I contacted Guy Savoy, considered by some food critics to be the number one chef in the world, to analyze the relationship between food and art. Before taking Savoy to the Louvre, I first took the Louvre to his restaurant on the other bank of the Seine. Sébastien Allard, the Louvre’s director of paintings, joined Savoy and me at a table tucked in a corner of the kitchen. Savoy served his signature dish: thick artichoke soup with slices of black truffles and parmesan shavings, accompanied by a toasted mushroom brioche, for dipping, that is slathered with truffle butter. As we were eating, I pulled out a book on art and gastronomy and turned to "The Brioche." Savoy looked hard at the copy of the painting. “The chef burned the brioche!” he exclaimed. Allard looked as if he had been struck stiff by a bolt of lightning. “Chardin is almost the father of perfection, and to see his brioche as burnt is a brand-new interpretation of his art,” he said. “It’s revolutionary! I used to focus on the fixed, still life nature of the painting, but the state of the burnt brioche adds the idea that time flies.” We were speaking in French, and Allard used the French expression for still life—nature morte—literally, “dead nature.” “The brioche died twice then!” Savoy said, laughing out loud.   Allard stayed serious. “I’d say that the nature morte is actually a nature vivante”—a living nature, he said. “With this cold, overcooked, uneven brioche, Chardin captured the passing of time and the fragility of life.” By the time we finished our multi-course meal, Allard and Savoy were exchanging stories—the joy of partage, the elusive concept that means “sharing.” “For me going to the museum is like hearing an opera, or eating a meal,” Allard said. “There is the unfolding of the event. The likelihood that something unexpected may happen.” “It’s like going in a rush to see the Mona Lisa, that’s your goal,” Savoy responded. “But then, suddenly, you get lost. You come across a work that speaks to you of an atmosphere or a place. Like looking at a still life and dreaming about what to put on the table next.” Soon after that, Allard took me and Savoy on a tour of the still lifes of the Louvre. Along the way, we stopped in the room with the Chardin painting of the brioche. Just as in the photo in the coffee-table book, the brioche is definitely burnt. PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday presented renovation plans for the Louvre which has fallen into disrepair and suffers from overcrowding The renovations are expected to take nearly a decade to complete and will include a new entrance and a dedicated room displaying the Mona Lisa The aims: to bring the museum up to modern standards in a time of international mass tourism heightened security requirements and climate change "In an era where immediacy and forceful rhetoric hold hypnotic power over so many one of the messages that France must convey to the world It is also a political battle," Macron said in a speech he delivered from a podium beside Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece He unveiled the project's name: Louvre Nouvelle Renaissance Macron announced the creation of a new "grand entrance" to the Louvre to relieve congestion at the iconic glass pyramid where visitors currently enter and exit sometimes in oppressive heat in the summertime The design of the pyramid creates a greenhouse effect and can magnify sound He also announced that the Mona Lisa — one of the most famous of the estimated 35,000 works of art in the Louvre's collection — would be relocated to its own new independently accessible and ticketed space The museum has garnered attention since a Jan. 13 letter to French Culture Minister Rachida Dati by the Louvre's president-director, Laurence des Cars, outlining issues of concern was leaked to the press. According to French newspaper Le Parisien the issues included "increasing malfunctions in severely degraded spaces," "outdated technical equipment" and "alarming temperature fluctuations endangering the conservation of artworks." French news channel BFM reported that the renovation could cost as much as 800 million euros ($834 million) "The proposed project is realistic and fully funded," Macron insisted in his remarks on Tuesday these 9 million annual visitors are a treasure but the current conditions for circulation and security do not allow for the best possible experience of this institution." The pyramid, inaugurated in 1989 commissioned by then-President François Mitterrand and designed by architect I.M is "structurally outdated," according to des Cars having been designed to accommodate 4 million visitors annually the museum welcomed nearly 9 million visitors (80% of whom were foreigners) and had 10 million before the COVID-19 pandemic The renovated Louvre will aim for 12 million visitors every year A "new grand entrance" will be created at the Colonnade de Perrault to ease the strain on the glass pyramid author of the forthcoming Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World's Greatest Museum remembers seeing buckets collecting drops in the museum on rainy days built as a fortress in the 12th century and later a sprawling palace for French kings is also vulnerable because it lies in a flood zone on the banks of the River Seine "There had to be a round-the-clock emergency evacuation of the basement and in 48 hours all of these employees wrapped 35,000 art objects stored underneath and hauled them to higher ground," she says "It was the museum's most ambitious evacuation since World War II" — when Louvre employees spirited away thousands of artworks ahead of the Nazi invasion along with all related construction for the new access point and galleries will be fully funded by "the museum's own resources and the Louvre Abu Dhabi licensing agreement Access will become more expensive for visitors from outside the European Union beginning in January 2026, he said. Current all-access tickets cost 22 euros ($22.94) Art critic Didier Rykner believes the ambitious renovation plan is partly about the politically weakened Macron wanting another sweeping project after the successful restoration of Paris' Notre Dame cathedral destroyed in a fire in 2019 and reopened late last year "I think Emmanuel Macron wants to appear as the savior of the Louvre," Rykner says He's a superhero and wants to save the Louvre." Become an NPR sponsor One theory goes that the area was an ancient hunting ground for wolves (lupi in Latin) Recently the museum has again become a hunting site To better accommodate the nearly 9m visitors who traipse through its galleries each year it must raise around $800m for a renovation This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “Of muses A leaked memo from the Musée du Louvre’s director drew attention to issues with visitor experience and the museum’s facilities Photo: Carlo The visits are a “real physical test”; the site is overcrowded lacking proper signposting or “any spaces to take a break”; the food and drink facilities are low-quality; the toilets are not up to standard and there is “structural damage” everywhere The Louvre has not given a budget for the renovation but several sources tell The Art Newspaper that the museum leadership internally and in communications with state bodies This is 30% more than the five-year reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral and comes at a time when the new government is desperately looking for ways to cut spending across the board Part of the funds could be raised through sponsorship and the museum’s own financial holdings including revenue from Louvre Abu Dhabi—but structural repairs for French heritage sites can only be covered by public subsidies The Louvre was the most visited museum in the world in 2023 welcoming 8.9 million visitors—a figure that however remains below highs of previous years with more than 10 million visitors recorded in 2019 In the past decade the museum has launched several projects to improve conditions for visitors including a three-year €50m renovation of the entrance hall under the glass pyramid Yet the director’s wish list is much more ambitious than that as she publicly revealed in a grandiose plan last year Along with the renovation of the museum’s infrastructure—including insulation plumbing and revamping of the central Grande Galerie of Italian painting—she proposed a slew of projects that have been considered in the past They include isolating Leonardo's Mona Lisa in a designated room; building a new exhibition hall; opening a fine dining restaurant; and creating a subterranean tunnel under the museum to connect it all This tunnel would lead to the Egyptian department with a new entrance on the eastern wing of the palace next to the Samaritaine Des Cars did not provide the budget for this plan but internally the cost for the new entrance alone has been estimated at more than €400m (the Louvre declined to comment when approached by The Art Newspaper) The director may struggle to find support for her plan especially at a time when museum resources are stretched and unions are up in arms against management floods and electrical breakdowns everywhere,” says a representative of the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) “and the museum has suffered 200 job losses in the past ten years” “In the context, does the Louvre really need to invite a rock band as a resident artist and set up a studio for two months for them?”, she says, refering Feu Chatterton’s recent residency. “Not to mention that Laurence des Cars has converted one space into a private restaurant for herself and her guests”. news27 June 2024Mona Lisa move would not be funded by state, says sourceIdea to place the painting in a separate space at the Louvre would reportedly cost around €500m feature10 April 2025Is Macron's grand vision for the Louvre just a fantasy?President Macron’s pledge to rescue “jewel of the nation” meets scepticism and derision amid the country's fiscal squeeze “So why wouldn’t we do it with fashion?” asked Gabet In rooms containing decorative arts from the Middle Ages the exhibition offers up around 100 pieces including standout silhouettes and incredible accessories would expect to see the iconic Armadillo shoe from Alexander McQueen’s 2010 Plato’s Atlantis collection All demonstrate the glory of French craftsmanship The earliest piece is a stunning black Balenciaga ballgown though a more recent outfit by Demna Gvasalia (the current creative director) is also on show And although couture sets the standard here–from Dior to Jean Paul Gualtier to Viktor and Rolf–Gabet has taken a broader view “There’s a whole generation that’s extremely interesting–Pieter Mulier Erdem–who are leading us towards something exciting,” says Gabet An outfit by Undercover in dazzling golden silk and silver satin sit comfortably besides a priceless Renaissance tapestry The technological wizardy of an Iris van Herpen dress has a Medieval tapestry that was state-of-the-art item of its day and more a delightful dive into the virtuosity and imagination that unites the best in fashion and the most historic of decorative arts At a time when we’re really wondering what that word means Art and Fashion: statement pieces is at Louve © 2023 Hudson One Media, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Why has France announced an overhaul of the landmark Louvre? AP explains French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech to announce a multi-year overhaul, long-term investments to modernize the Louvre museum, next to Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Mona Lisa, at the Louvre Museum, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Paris. ( Bertrand Guay, Pool via AP) People line up to enter the Louvre museum, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Visitors take photographs from their mobile phone of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Mona Lisa, at the Louvre museum, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the Louvre Museum director Laurence des Cars, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum, which he said will be renovated and expanded in a major overhaul. ( Bertrand Guay, Pool via AP) The Louvre Museum director Laurence des Cars delivers her speech, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum, which he said will be renovated and expanded in a major overhaul. ( Bertrand Guay, Pool via AP) People visit Le Louvre museum, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Visitors climb up stairs to watch the marble hellenic sculpture The Winged Victory of Samothrace in Le Louvre museum, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) A visitor uses his mobile phone to photograph the courtyard of the Louvre museum, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) The courtyard of Le Louvre museum is pictured Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) A group a students attend a course in Le Louvre museum, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) People arrive to visit the Louvre museum, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) 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, dedicated room accessible to visitors through a special ticket. That will make the visit simpler for those who want to see the painting and ease the experience of other visitors in the rest of the museum, he said. “Conditions of display, explanation and presentation will be up to what the ‘Mona Lisa’ deserves,” he said. Leonardo’s masterpiece is now being shown behind protective glass in the museum’s largest room, overcrowded with long, noisy lines of visitors eager to take a selfie with the groundbreaking portrait of the woman with the enigmatic smile. That makes some other paintings in the room by Venetian painters like Titian and Veronese go unnoticed by many. The museum’s big renovation in the 1980s was designed to receive 4 million annual visitors. Last year, the Louvre received 8.7 million visitors, more than 75% being foreigners mostly from the United States, China and neighboring countries Italy, the U.K., Germany and Spain. A design competition will be staged in the coming months, he said. In addition, some new underground rooms will be created to expand the museum. A French top official said that the cost of the renovation is estimated at 700 to 800 million euros ($730 to 834 million) over the next decade, including half for the creation of the new entrance. The official couldn’t be named in line with the French presidency’s customary practices. Macron said that ticket prices would be raised for foreign visitors from outside the European Union, up from 22 euros ($23) now. He promised the museum would be safer and more comfortable for both the public and employees. Half the Louvre’s budget is being financed by the French government, including the wages of the 2,200 employees. The other half is provided by private funds including ticket sales, earnings from restaurants, shops and bookings for special events, as well as patrons and other partners. The renovation announcement came after Louvre Director Laurence des Cars expressed her concerns in a note to Culture Minister Rachida Dati earlier this month saying that the museum is threatened by “obsolescence.” According to the document first released by French newspaper Le Parisien, she warned about the gradual degradation of the building because of water leaks, temperature variations and other issues “endangering the preservation of artworks.” The pyramid that serves at the museum’s entrance, unveiled in 1989 as part of late President François Mitterrand’s project, now appears outdated. The place isn’t properly insulated from the cold and the heat, and it tends to amplify noise, making the space uncomfortable for both the public and the staff, des Cars said. In addition, the museum suffers from a lack of food options and restroom facilities, she said. FranceChevron Ile-de-FranceChevron ParisChevron Ateliers d'art GrandPalaisRmnSave this storySaveSave this storySaveAll products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links You don’t have to make an appointment to see the prints. Many of them are framed and hung as if this were an art gallery. Others are filed in dozens of folios, each wrapped in heavy plastic that gives off the smell of an old print shop. No one tells you this, but you can get into the boutique—and this annex—without paying the price of museum admission. The Louvre doesn’t widely advertise La Chalcographie and the Sculpture Casting Atelier. Both ateliers are as exciting as they are offbeat, worthy of discovery. The Louvre doesn’t widely advertise the two ateliers, which are administered by an arm of the Ministry of Culture. The ateliers are not on the everyday tourist route; I’ve rarely found a Parisian who knows of their existence. But they are as exciting as they are offbeat, worthy of discovery. And some day, perhaps the Louvre will organize shuttle buses to make it easy to get there. The first time I made the trip, I took the No. 12 Métro line to the Front Populaire stop, then walked about fifteen minutes to a large factory with windows framed in red. The waiting room is a showroom of sculpture. Backlit replicas of busts struggle for space on wooden shelves that reach the ceiling; larger, faithful replicas, including a wingless Nike of Samothrace, fill much of the empty floor space. I was there to meet Sophie Prieto, the manager of both workshops. She had studied art history in Paris and used to live in Brooklyn. Unlike the more formally dressed female curators and administrators at the Louvre, she favors a uniform of jeans, a black T-shirt, and sneakers. At the Louvre’s Casting Atelier, a team of artisans create moulages—molds—that replicate marble statues in plaster or resin. Hanging on one wall are about 150 small sculpted wings in the colors and finishes that can be ordered from the moulages studio—from semi-translucent stone to a velvety royal blue or stone—or even rendered in frivolous pop colors One artisan brushed layers of paint and varnishes on an oversized mold of a Barbie doll Near her sat a row of busts of Brigitte Bardot depicted as Marianne the imaginary figure who is France’s embodiment of freedom designed with V-necked see-through garments that reveal full breasts and nipples Prieto explained the art of statuary casting The artisan works from a physical imprint or a computer scan of the original piece to produce a “negative imprint,” or mold I wanted to stay and watch the molders as they massaged wet plaster in large mixing bowls but Prieto promised that the best was yet to come—the Chalcographie du Louvre The word “chalcography” is of Greek origin—from khalkos engraved from the sixteenth century to the present including thousands of copper plates commissioned by Louis XIV about subjects including royal marriages When Louis sent Jesuit missionaries to Beijing in the 1680s “It was French royal propaganda for the world,” Prieto said She led me through a series of corridors and two sets of doors up the stairs into a locked room lined with metal shelves holding original copper plates A sophisticated ventilation system keeps the temperature and humidity constant She found a château mural in the style of Louis XIV I hold in my hands a seventeenth-century piece of art!” she said The iron presses at La Chalcographie were once manually operated by two workers “Here is a portrait of King Louis-Philippe we cannot print from the oldest plates anymore She opened the door to a printing studio with a wall of windows flooded with light He wore a dark blue work apron over his jeans and T-shirt and sported oversized gold-rimmed glasses One end of the table was pushed up against a sink with soap and brushes so that he and his colleagues could scrub their hands clean at the end of the day An engraving of da Vinci's La Belle Ferronnière from La Chalcographie An engraving of The Bird Market by Eugène-Louis Véder from La Chalcographie Framed contemporary prints produced over the years cover the walls Three iron presses built more than a century ago dominate the center of the room requiring two workers to turn their wheels but the presses are now electrically powered removing the excess with a piece of muslin He uses the palm of his hand to remove the last traces of excess ink before placing the inked plate on the press plate Then a pristine artisanal sheet of moistened paper passed under a roller while ink is transferred from each of the holes in the plate to the paper: ink touching paper is described as being “in love with the paper.” Tessier removes the wet proof to reveal the print: a line drawing of a bull on its side “Even when the system is all set up it takes several hours to get a print right,” he said “You want to put your hands into the ink and work with The paper has to capture every detail of the perfectly measured ink “A spirit exists in this studio,” Tessier said “You don’t really see the final print as it’s being made and you have something concrete in your hands ink touching paper is described as being “in love with the paper.” Tessier said that he had just finished his studies at the only engraving school in Paris He looked at Prieto for approval; she encouraged him to go on He explained that he uses a combination of steel tools and sandpaper to engrave on copper plates; he then turns the work into prints It is really different from what I do here.” Others were so detailed they could have been photographs I didn’t think much about Marius Tessier after that a small artists’ association in my neighborhood organized an exhibition and sale of works by more than a dozen engravers and printmakers Prieto invited me to go with her to the opening Excerpted from Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World’s Greatest Museum by Elaine Sciolino Want to be the first to know? Sign up to our newsletters for travel inspiration and tips The 19 Most Comfortable Walking Shoes for Long Travel Days 15 Best Hiking Backpacks for Day Trips The Best Travel Pillows for Long-Haul Flights Spring Wedding Guest Dresses for Every Type of Ceremony up-to-the-minute voice in all things travel Condé Nast Traveler is the global citizen’s bible and muse We understand that time is the greatest luxury which is why Condé Nast Traveler mines its network of experts and influencers so that you never waste a meal or a hotel stay wherever you are in the world 2025DoechiiMatteo Prandoni/BFA.comSave this storySaveSave this storySaveAs the final notes of Frank Ocean’s “Pyramids” pulsed through the Louvre’s glass pyramid—its mirrored reflections catching the sparkle of disco balls overhead—fashion’s elite and the who’s who of Paris Fashion Week filed into one of the most exclusive after-parties of the season and Carla Bruni in archival Fall 1995 Galliano—had already spent the evening dining under the watchful eyes of classical sculptures As the after-party unfolded beneath the pyramid’s striking architecture candlelit dinner gave way to a night of revelry The DJ kept the beats going with a mix of fashion-week anthems weaving in Beyoncé’s “Baby Boy” and other crowd-pleasers Waiters passed around colorful crème puffs as models and celebrities mingled near the neon-lit stage exchanging notes on the day’s shows—the technicolor wonders at Anrealage and Undercover’s angelic references all hot topics of conversation The most anticipated moment of the night? A surprise performance from Doechii whose entrance earlier in the evening had already caused a stir sending paparazzi flashbulbs into overdrive she reemerged—this time in a custom Schiaparelli denim set covered in gilded buttons—to take the stage She kicked off her set with “Persuasive,” the crowd instantly echoing every word back to her Next came “Denial is a River,” which sent the energy soaring—especially when she launched into her signature breathing technique dance a moment that had even the most jaded fashion veterans grinning She wrapped up with a final song before thanking the room for “being beautiful,” leaving the VIP crowd buzzing the after-party was a masterclass in effortless Parisian cool was seen catching up with Tyra Banks (a supermodel reunion decades in the making) while Victoria and David Beckham cozied up beside Simon Porte Jacquemus—perhaps hinting at a future collaboration Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com1/13Jordan Roth, Marisa Berenson Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com2/13Marie-Victoire Tiangue Paris Fashion Week wasn't the only chic event in the City of Light Le Grand Dîner du Louvre is already setting a strong style precedent Keep scrolling to see the most elevated looks from inside the inaugural gala Fresh off her sweep at the 2025 Grammys, Doechii channeled her gramophone trophies in a glittering Valentino Couture gown from the Spring 2025 "Vertigineux" collection After sitting front-row for Alaïa's Fall 2025 runway Naomi Campbell graced Le Grande Dîner du Louvre in a fuchsia overcoat and black evening gown She and stylist Karla Welch joined forces to source the eyelet-lace piece from a new designer for the actress: Christian Dior Supermodel Jasmine Tookes glowed in a golden crushed velvet gown for Le Grande Dîner du Louvre Get exclusive access to fashion and beauty trends Longtime Chanel girl Keira Knightley let her devotion to the house show at Le Grande Dîner du Louvre choosing a peplum couture gown from its Fall 2024 collection as her plus-one Ashley Graham decided to start Paris Fashion Week with a burst of boss energy An oversize suit by LGN Louis Gabriel Nouchi paired with heaps of De Beers diamonds While her Blackpink bandmate Lisa took over the Oscars stage in Los Angeles Jisoo lit up Le Grande Dîner du Louvre with a sculpted black gown and stunning diamond necklace It wouldn't be an evening honoring French couture without a Giambattista Valli number on the lineup Zoey Deutch did the honors of wearing a dramatic Fall 2024 couture piece combining a bubble skirt Michelle Yeoh's brilliant blue 2025 Oscars Balenciaga gown had barely returned to its hanger before she soared over to Paris for Le Grande Dîner du Louvre Credits for her look haven't been released yet but the Demna-helmed brand is a likely suspect for her molten black dress and sharp pumps Kelly Rutherford's ascension from Gossip Girl icon to front-row regular continues with this strong-shouldered Vetements gown which debuted on the label's Paris runway last September There's no better pairing than a French supermodel and a little black dress as Cindy Bruna proved with her Le Grande Dîner du Louvre ensemble With an abdomen-revealing cut and a thigh-high slit she didn't need to accessorize to make an impact After getting her fill of Milan Fashion Week at Versace and Etro, Taylor Hill touched down in Paris wearing a futuristic twist on the naked dress trend There's something so romantic about the crushed corset gown Gemma Chan and stylist Rebecca Corbin Murray chose for Le Grande Dîner du Louvre It was definitely a love at first sight selection from designer Jason Wu: The piece only debuted at New York Fashion Week a few weeks ago Tyra Banks served her signature smize and a sultry eveningwear look for her appearance at Le Grande Dîner du Louvre. The juxtaposition of her Victoria's Secret Fashion Show-appropriate corset and sequin-coated topcoat is just divine Rosie Huntington-Whiteley also spent her first day in Paris gearing up for the Alaïa show But she broke off from her fellow show-goers' itineraries with a black sequin gown that shined all on its own Barbara Palvin bloomed like a lily outside Le Grande Dîner du Louvre in a semi-sheer Iris Van Herpen gown with overlays resembling a cascade of flower petals Former First Lady of France and current model Carla Bruni swept into Le Grande Dîner du Louvre in an elegant ivory gown with a contrasting black floral illustration—plus matching opera gloves A Paris-based art lover offers advice on how to explore the world's greatest museum. bringing some 300 cherry-picked VVVIPs from across fashion and philanthropy together for an unforgettable night at the museum For her first major red carpet appearance of the year Hadid wore a creation formed from three of Scott’s gowns for Moschino all Frankensteined together many glamorous attendees made their way to the soirée straight from the Alaïa show Barbara Palvin Sprouse looked ethereal in a blush Iris Van Herpen gown that looked like delicate adjoined fairy wings Taylor Hill and South Korean DJ Peggy Gou were also resplendent as guests of the innovative Dutch designer including Ashley Graham and French-Belgian actress Virginie Efira the fashion crowd’s perennial color of choice was also a go-to for the likes of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley front row favorites Kelly Rutherford (Gossip Girl matriarch Lily van der Woodsen) and Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (Emily in Paris’ Sylvie Grateau) both looked as formidable as their famed TV alter egos in sharp-shouldered Vetements and strapless Balenciaga Couture Elsa Schiaparelli's granddaughter and the quintessential muse and model of 1970s New York showed today's stars how it's done in decadent sequins While there were boldfaced names everywhere you looked—David and Victoria Jisoo!—there was one moment that caused audible gasps ahead of cocktail hour sent flashbulbs into overdrive when she stepped out in her bejeweled Valentino Couture number Once inside, guests were treated to a pre-dinner private tour of the museum’s latest exhibition, “Louvre Couture: Objets d’Art, Objets de Mode”. The curation, which opened to the public in January and is on view until July, is peppered with 100 pieces that marry modern fashion with classic art. However, Seán McGirr told seatmates that he sadly couldn’t stay long—he’s up against the clock to put the finishing touches on his latest for McQueen. (Think: more of what we saw on Miley Cyrus at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, and you’re on the money.) The Beckhams, meanwhile, nestled in beside Simon Porte Jacquemus—now there’s a collaboration we’d like to see? the Washington Commanders' Hail Mary touchdown against the Chicago Bears was a work of art and Jayden Daniels believes it deserves a spot next to some of the world's greatest masterpieces Daniels took some time away from his busy schedule of visiting kids at the Paris NFL Flag Tournament and watching soccer games to swing by the Louvre home to several of the most influential works of art in Western history like the Mona Lisa Diana of Versailles and The Raft of Medusa The museum's curators and historians have strict qualifications for which pieces of art deserve to be included in the collection cultural impact and the ability to capture the essence of an era Though Washington's Hail Mary might not be a representation of some of life's deep philosophical questions it has more in common with those pieces than one would think "We gotta hang this shot in The Louvre," Daniels said in front of the museum while holding up a shot of the play Jayden Daniels at the Louvre in Paris with the Hail Mary photograph pic.twitter.com/zP45eLezDW The play is obviously not the first time a team has won a game in walk-off fashion but there are some things that make it unique in the NFL's history Daniel held the ball for almost 13 seconds -- the first touchdown pass with over 10 seconds of time to throw since NextGenStats was founded in 2016 -- and scrambled 40.7 yards -- the most yards traveled by any players before throwing a touchdown pass since 2019 the play did more than give Washington an 18-15 win and a 5-2 record; it immediately became one of the best moments in franchise and D.C igniting a fan base into believing that their team could become one of the best in the league It was also named the 2024 Moment of the Year at the 2024 NFL Honors which is another bullet point on the play's already extensive resume And while the 2024 season was full of memorable moments for the Burgundy & Gold none captured the essence of the team's identity quite like the Hail Mary Head coach Dan Quinn wants his players to stay competitive and fight to the end regardless of how the odds are stacked against them Prior to Daniels' pass being tipped and falling into Noah Brown's hands the Commanders had a 1.4% chance of winning the game It's hard for things to get narrower than that it might not be as thought-provoking as Liberty Leading the People or portray a deity from Greek mythology the Commanders' Hail Mary play has many similar traits We'll get back to you on whether the officials at The Louvre hold the same opinion A morning roundup of content from the Washington Commanders on Monday The Commanders rounded out their draft class by taking Jacory Croskey-Merritt Here are five things to know about the newest member of the backfield A morning roundup of content from the Washington Commanders on Friday The Washington Commanders added depth to their linebacker room by taking UCLA's Kain Medrano with the 125th overall pick Here are five things to know about the rookie and while they didn't get another pass-rusher they like they players they got in their five-person class The Commanders added depth to their wide receiver room with Jaylin Lane in the fourth round Here are five things to know about the newest pass-catcher A morning roundup of content from the Washington Commanders on Wednesday Here's what The Athletic's Dane Brugler had to say about each play in this year's version of "The Beast," an annual draft preview that provides in-depth analysis of hundreds of prospects each year a fifth-round pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2019 draft comes to Washington after spending two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts The Commanders used their second-round pick to take Ole Miss cornerback Trey Amos Here are five things to know about their newest defensive back $2.7 Billion Investment from the Commanders is the Single Largest Private Investment in District History Washington had the second smallest haul in the draft managed to fill needs deepen positions and get highly-rated players fit into their culture 01-29-2025DESIGN You might actually get to see the ‘Mona Lisa’ up close one day [Photo: Antoine Boureau/Hans Lucas/AFP/Getty Images] BY Grace Snelling The iconic Louvre in Paris is no stranger to crowds the museum has played host to millions of guests and undergone dozens of expansions and renovations to accommodate them overtourism has brought the historic site to a breaking point Now the Louvre will now undergo a massive renovation to address overcrowding and expand its viewing capacity to 12 million annual visitors French President Emmanuel Macron has announced The ambitious project includes opening a new entrance on the Seine river and dedicating a stand-alone room to house the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci to give the famed Italian Renaissance painting some breathing room The Louvre’s proposed redesign follows a slew of critiques from des Cars and years of wear and tear to the museum’s architectural structure which has been exacerbated by growing crowds There isn’t room for visitors to take a break who also assessed the museum’s food and restroom facilities as “insufficient in volume.” She added in her memo that some areas of the museum are prone to leaks while others experience wide temperature variations potentially impacting the preservation of the artwork within The Louvre’s signage needs to be redesigned as well The Louvre currently has only one entrance—the iconic glass pyramid by architect I.M. Pei Overcrowding of the throughway in recent years has led to both a greenhouse-like heating effect and unpleasant sound amplification A similar issue has plagued staffers guarding the Mona Lisa around 20,000 people pack into the room housing the famous painting each day resulting in massive lines and far-from-ideal viewing conditions (if you can even get close enough to catch a glimpse) “I’m leaving in a state of extreme fatigue and I’ve vowed never to visit again,” one loyal local visitor told The Guardian “The noise is so unbearable under the glass pyramid; it’s like a public swimming pool At a speech delivered in front of the Mona Lisa on Tuesday Macron introduced a plan to bring the fun back to the Louvre In short: improve the flow of foot traffic throughout the space in order to prevent major backups the renovation will include a new grand entrance at the Colonnade de Perrault on the museum’s western side near the Seine finally adding an additional pathway for guests to enter the building and relieving crowding at the pyramid entrance The Louvre will hold a competition to choose the firm responsible for the addition Several underground rooms will be added to boost exhibition space And the museum will relocate its pièce de résistance—the Mona Lisa—to its own dedicated room That room will require a separate access pass and be “independently accessible compared to the rest of the museum,” Macron said the museum will also institute higher prices for foreign travelers all guests from outside the EU will be required to pay a higher entrance fee These renovations come as other popular destinations like Spain, Greece, Italy, and Germany have all begun implementing taxes for foreign visitors as a means of dealing with rampant overtourism It’s only a matter of time before additional landmarks will need to consider designs specifically created to manage the effects of overcrowding The final deadline for Fast Company’s Brands That Matter Awards is Friday, May 30, at 11:59 p.m. PT. 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Learn More Laurence des Cars sounds alarm over state of Paris art gallery Visiting the Louvre has become a “physical ordeal” as the throngs of tourists leaks and substandard catering take a toll on the world’s most-visited museum The document, written by Laurence des Cars for the French culture minister, Rachida Dati, but leaked to the media on Thursday, sounded the alarm over the state of the Paris museum Designed to welcome about 4 million annual visitors, the Louvre last year received more than double that number, with 8.7 million people – 70% of them from outside France – flocking to its famed galleries But in her memo, published on Thursday by Le Parisien newspaper, Des Cars, the first woman to head the gallery was blunt in her view of what often greets visitors “Visiting the Louvre is a physical ordeal; accessing the artworks takes time and is not always easy,” she wrote Laurence des Cars poses in the Louvre.“Visitors have no space to take a break The food options and restroom facilities are insufficient in volume The signage needs to be completely redesigned.” Concern over the crowds added to the damage seen in the museum spaces some of which were in “very poor condition” while others experience significant temperature variations The memo acknowledged the French government’s current budgetary limitations but argued that the museum was in need of an overhaul that would probably be costly and technically complicated Even one of the museum’s newest additions – a glass pyramid designed by the Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei inaugurated in 1989 and used by the French president for a state dinner as the Paris Olympics kicked off in July – had “major shortcomings” the glass roof creates a greenhouse effect making this space very inhospitable for the public who pass through and the agents who work there,” she wrote adding that the acoustics of the area meant it was often noisy The memo also stressed the need to reassess how the Louvre’s most popular attraction Last year Des Cars said the vast majority of the museum’s visitors had braved the crowds to get a glimpse of the painting At the time, she speculated that the artwork could get a room of its own in hope of offering the jostling crowds a better view of Mona Lisa’s enigmatic smile Des Cars became head of the institution in 2021 Along with moving to impose a daily cap on visitors and extending the opening hours she has been vocal about the museum reaching “saturation point” The leaked memo adds the Louvre to the list of flashpoints across the continent as officials across Europe grapple with the effects of overtourism In December, officials in Rome said visitors to the Trevi fountain would be limited to 400 people at a time, and in Greece authorities have implemented a time-slot system for the Acropolis to ease congestion echoing a strategy already in place at Barcelona’s Sagrada Família basilica In Venice, long the continent’s dominant symbol of overtourism, local authorities have experimented with an entry charge for visitors has previously sounded the alarm over its swelling crowds of visitors after more than 10 million people visited the year before staff at the museum went on a brief strike arguing that their numbers were no longer sufficient to cope with the crowds “The Louvre is suffocating,” the Sud Culture Solidaires Union said in a statement at the time “While the public has increased by more than 20% since 2009 the palace has not grown … the situation is untenable.” If the other paintings in the room that houses the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris could talk they might be whispering "good riddance!" to one another right now That's owing to French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement on Tuesday that the world's most famous painting is to be removed from the Salle des Etats and rehoused in its own space in the Louvre with a dedicated entrance accessible independently from the rest of the museum will allow 'The Mona Lisa' conditions of exhibition presentation and interpretation [it] deserves," Macron said during the speech he gave standing in front of Leonardo da Vinci's early 16th century masterpiece which Macron said is scheduled to take place within the next few years and aims to mitigate the Louvre's overcrowding problem It could also allow the dozens of other artworks in the Salle des Etats — including masterworks of the Venetian Renaissance by the likes of Titian Tintoretto and Veronese — to finally receive their due " People have just been coming to check their 'I paid a visit to the Mona Lisa' box," said Souleymane Bachir Diagne a professor of French and philosophy at Columbia University who was appointed by the museum in 2024 to give a series of lectures about its art collection " And even if you go to that room with the intention of looking at the other paintings you would be distracted by the Mona Lisa.'" The other major paintings in the space include  Titian's Pastoral Concert, Tintoretto's sketch for The Coronation of the Virgin (Paradise), and The Wedding Feast at Cana by Veronese  "The Wedding at Cana is one of the treasures of the Louvre It was brought back from Venice by Bonaparte after the Revolution," said 2024 Louvre Writer in Residence Antoine Compagnon Compagnon is a professor at the College de France and at Columbia University and also a member of the Academie Francaise "It's a huge painting that people don't look at because it's on the wall that faces the Mona Lisa Compagnon is also excited for visitors to be able to pay attention to his favorite painting in the room, Titian's Man with a Glove "There's a sort of melancholy that translates in the representation of this young man," Compagnon said Compagnon was present at the museum for Macron's speech Tuesday He said  he's glad Mona Lisa is being given a dedicated space "It will free the Salle des Etats," he said But he added it remains to be seen whether all of these other masterpieces will remain in the Salle des Etats indefinitely after da Vinci's work is removed PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum which he said will be renovated and expanded in a major overhaul that will take years to complete READ MORE: France on edge as bomb threats prompt evacuation of Louvre Museum, Versailles Palace The renovation will include a new entrance near the River Seine Macron said in a speech from the Louvre room where the Mona Lisa is displayed estimated to run into hundreds of millions of euros to modernize the most visited museum in the world plagued with overcrowding and outdated facilities The Louvre’s latest overhaul dates back to the 1980s when the iconic glass pyramid was unveiled the museum is not up to international standards anymore Louvre Director Laurence des Cars sent a note expressing a series of concerns to Culture Minister Rachida Dati earlier this month saying the museum is threatened by “obsolescence.” According to the document first released by French newspaper Le Parisien she warned about the gradual degradation of the building due to water leaks temperature variations and other issues “endangering the preservation of artworks.” The pyramid that serves at the museum’s entrance unveiled in 1989 as part of late President François Mitterrand’s project The place is not properly insulated from the cold and the heat and tends to amplify noise making the space uncomfortable for both the public and the staff the museum suffers from a lack of food offerings and restroom facilities “We’re faced with a collective challenge,” an official at the French presidency said how can we adapt the Louvre to expectations welcome visitors from across the world in comfortable conditions and also be leading a commitment for artistic and cultural education?” The official could not be named in line with the French presidency’s customary practices The financing needed for such a major renovation has not been specified but any renovation work at the former royal palace is expected to be costly and technically complicated is set to close to undergo a five-year renovation worth 262 million euro ($273 million) WATCH: The uncommon mastermind behind Mona Lisa’s smile Half the Louvre’s budget is financed by the French state, including the wages of the 2,200 employees. The other half is provided by private funds including ticket sales, earnings from restaurants, shops and bookings for special events, as well as patrons and other partners. That includes the United Arab Emirates’ financing for the right to use the brand for the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum. Questions had arisen about how the Mona Lisa should be displayed in the museum. Des Cars asked for the issue to be “reassessed,” suggesting a possible transfer of the museum’s most popular attraction to another room that would be specifically dedicated to it. That’s what Macron said will happen. The Mona Lisa is now being shown behind protective glass in the museum’s largest room, overcrowded with long, noisy queues of visitors eager to take a selfie with Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece. That makes some other paintings in the room by the greatest Venetian painters like Titian and Veronese go unnoticed by many. Visit CANVAS, PBS NewsHour's art hub. Thank you. 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Subscribe to Here's the Deal with Lisa Desjardins 2025The Louvre Opens a Couture Exhibition for the First TimeArt and Fashion: Statement Pieces puts iconic couture garments in conversation with the Louvre’s collection of historical furniture and objets d’art brings together more than 100 different looks and accessories from 45 maisons and designers ranging from Cristóbal Balenciaga to Marine Serre showcasing the close relationship between contemporary fashion and decorative arts “The impression that I would like people to take from this exhibition is the fact that museums are very free and contemporary places,” says Olivier Gabet the Louvre’s senior heritage curator and director of the Department of Decorative Arts “I wanted to show that what can seem at first sight like a dusty collection can be absolutely modern in terms of inspiration.” Gabet brings a deep knowledge of fashion from the blockbuster fashion shows like Christian Dior: Couturier du Rêves that he organized at Musée des Arts Décoratifs where he previously served as director before joining the Louvre in 2022 the Louvre is a “vast mood board,” a source of endless inspirations and influences for contemporary designers and fashion lovers A Balenciaga look interacts with the Louvre’s rococo interior Encompassing four key historical periods—Byzantium and the Middle Ages and the nineteenth century—Louvre Couture is spread across the museum from the decorative arts galleries in the Richelieu and Sully Wings to the Napoleon III apartments placing fashion pieces created between 1960 and 2025 in conversation with historical furniture and objets d’art that inspired them Sometimes the inspiration is quite literal—as in the case of Karl Lagerfeld’s Chanel haute couture spring 2019 skirt suit with an all-over blue-and-white paillette embroidered motif inspired by an 18th-century lacquered chest of drawers in the Louvre’s collection that once belonged to Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle like Nadège Vanhée’s Hèrmes spring 2021 geometric bronze mesh-covered stretch silk minidress that takes cues from medieval chainmail The 18th-century period rooms are the most densely populated featuring rococo-inspired looks by Christian Dior and Nicolas Ghesquière that resemble the marquetry and gold scrolls seen nearby on Boulle cabinets and Louis XV chairs Gabet traces fashion’s enduring fascination with the 18th-century to such OG tastemakers as Madame de Pompadour You had these strong female figures who embodied a certain vision of fashion,” says Gabet “From the 18th century until today it has been an enduring thread of inspiration and fantasy.” The exhibition also features more subdued designs from Balencaiga and Carven two houses whose founders were passionate collectors of 18th-century decorative arts but who have nevertheless resisted rococo flourishes in their own work Demna’s almost ascetic sculptural black ball gown which debuted on the Balenciaga spring 2020 runway mirrors the way Cristóbal Balenciaga’s sculptural midcentury shapes resembled spaceships Similarly Louise Trotter’s Carven spring 2025 raw-edge satin coat echoes the minimalism of Marie-Louise Carven who was known both for her sharply tailored monochrome dresses and for donating more than 100 pieces of 18th-century furniture and objets d’art from her personal collection to the Louvre If the exhibition’s opening day is any indication the fresh way of seeing the Louvre’s decorative arts collection is already attracting new visitors “What I love is that there is a younger crowd here today,” says Gabet “The galleries of the Decorative Art department are not always the most popular when you have Archeology and the Mona Lisa.” Emmanuel Macron announces overhaul of Paris institution following a series of issues The Mona Lisa will be moved to a new space at the Louvre following warnings about overcrowding and crumbling infrastructure at the Parisian museum Speaking in front of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece yesterday, Emmanuel Macron said the famous work will have a "special space" as part of what he called "a new renaissance" at the venue Around 75% of the museum's 30,000 daily visitors go to see Leonardo da Vinci's painting, but the experience has "become an endurance test", said the BBC with a "constant crowd being funnelled through" and having "on average 50 seconds to observe the picture and take photos" From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox Earlier this month, the Louvre's director Laurence des Cars told the French government that the pyramid was "structurally unable to cope" with visitor numbers that now reach more than nine million a year She warned of "worrying temperature swings which endanger the conservation of works of art" and water leaks making the space uncomfortable for both visitors and employees An employee told France24 that there are "a lot of problems with water infiltration via roofs and broken pipes" water run-off sometimes reaches paintings on display" staff often "end up putting buckets in offices" Macron set out details of his New Renaissance project which includes an international competition to design a second entrance to relieve the growing pressure of visitor numbers beneath the famous glass Pyramid He said the overhaul would not cost the French taxpayer "a single centime" which will cost an estimated €700 million to €800 million (£587 million to £671 million) will come from the museum's "own resources" But he had bad news for art lovers from the UK: he said visitors from outside the EU will have to pay more than those from within the bloc to help fund the changes High visitor numbers are a "wonderful headache for a museum to have" and moving the famous work to a "special hygienically isolated gallery" where "les idiots" won't "bother more cultured visitors" may ruin the Louvre's "ecosystem as a place where high art becomes popular culture" said that "we are ready to host the Mona Lisa" But Macron's powers have been "significantly curtailed" since he lost control of the French parliament, said the BBC, so he's been looking for a "new cause" to "assure his legacy". A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com Ahead of the new department’s opening, the Louvre has made several acquisitions, including a triptych made for the last Russian Emperor Back in 1972, when the esteemed art historian Michael Baxandall first laid out his revolutionary idea of the “period eye” in Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy, he pointed out how much of ourselves we bring to the historical art we see. He deemed contemporary culture in Western Europe to be close enough to that of the Italian Renaissance for modern Western viewers not to misunderstand too much. “We are closer to the Quattrocento mind,” he wrote, “than to the Byzantine, for instance”. Fifty years later, Byzantium and the art it produced are still misunderstood, when not unknown. It has only been a subject of serious study in the West for about a century. And still today, its treasures, with their lines converging on the spectator and their mystical insistence on the work of art as presence itself, sit at a distance from those of the Western canon. The Musée du Louvre aims to bring these treasures closer to the public with a new department of Byzantine and Eastern Christian Art. Slated to open in 2027, it will occupy 3,000 sq. m of the Denon Wing, the museum’s most visited, adjoining Roman Antiquities and Islamic Art on the ground and mezzanine levels. The scope of the department is startling. Its 20,000-plus works, currently scattered between the Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman and decorative arts, among others, map out a huge geographical area, from Ethiopia, Mesopotamia and the Middle East to Greece, the Caucasus, the Balkans and Russia. The project, which required government approval, was announced in the Journal officiel, France’s official bulletin of legislative and regulatory texts, in October 2022. Making space for it in the museum requires philanthropical support, too. In early 2024, the Saadé family of French shipping and logistics magnates, the owners of the company CMA CGM, made a substantial donation. Maximilien Durand, the project director of the future department, says more donations will soon be announced. The political has always been a fundamental component of the heritage questionMaximilien Durand, project director, department of Byzantine and Eastern Christian Art, Louvre Eastern Christian art has been present in the Louvre’s holdings from its very beginnings as the Muséum Central des Arts de la République, when post-Revolutionary officials collated what they had confiscated from the crown and the church into a public collection in 1793. An early precursor section, dedicated to Christian art, was opened in 1954 but closed not long after, in 1969. Before his departure in 2013, the former director of the Louvre, Henri Loyrette, tried to get a new department off the ground, but that was cancelled by his successor, Jean-Luc Martinez, on the grounds that there was no urgency: improving visitor access was the greater priority. After being named to run the Louvre in 2021, Laurence des Cars revived the idea in one of the first interviews she gave. “It is a magnificent collection that deserves a department in its own right,” she told a national radio station, France Inter. A 17th-century icon of the Crucifixion by Emmanuel Lambardos © 2023 Musée du Louvre / Hervé Lewandowski Durand highlights that the Louvre’s is a reference collection for medieval Byzantine ivories, gold and jewellery. It holds the biggest Coptic collection outside of Egypt. It is also one of the only museums outside Armenia where visitors can see a khachkar (an Armenian cross-stone): a 13th-century specimen whose significance, in the context of the ongoing erasure of ancient Armenian heritage in Azerbaijan, cannot be overstated. Durand says that even though conflicts in Ukraine, Nagorno-Karabakh and the Middle East had not yet erupted when Des Cars brought the project back to life in 2021, the contemporary international context has been an important consideration from the outset. “The political has always been a fundamental component of the heritage question,” he says, “in terms of what we preserve, what we study and what we show.” The department of Islamic Art was born in the wake of 9/11 and took over a decade to materialise. The Louvre, with its nine million annual visitors, has a responsibility, he says, “to explore all the complexities of the world”. is a key work from the vast collection of the emirate's Department of Culture and Tourism review17 November 2023The Big Review: Africa & Byzantium at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York ★★★★☆An array of artefacts show how cultural cross-pollination thrived across centuries and continents under Byzantine rule news4 October 2019Louvre director plots great collections reshuffleIn an exclusive interview Jean-Luc Martinez reveals his big plans for the museum and why 250,000 objects must leave Paris news24 January 2022Louvre teams up with Sotheby’s to investigate provenance of works bought during the Second World WarThe auction house will help the Parisian institution research the history of items purchased between 1933 and 1945 which "may lead to restitutions" the initiative includes reimagining the museum’s historic Perrault Colonnade to create a new more efficient entrance and relocating Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa to a dedicated Nouvelle Renaissance also addresses the long-term sustainability and accessibility of the Louvre The transformation will be underpinned by a global architecture competition and a partnership with the Ministry of Education to improve art history education in schools Macron describes the project as a ‘rebirth,’ uniting the 230-year legacy of the Louvre with today’s demands for accessibility On January 28, 2025, Emmanuel Macron held a press conference in front of the Mona Lisa painting at the Louvre, unveiling the transformative Nouvelle Renaissance project aimed at reshaping the museum‘s visitor experience and addressing overcrowding.  The renovation plans include a global design competition inviting architects to imagine the 17th-century Perrault Colonnade as the Louvre’s new entrance The challenge is to integrate current visitor flow solutions respecting the classical grandeur of Claude Perrault’s original design the competition seeks to alleviate pressure on Pei’s Pyramid while sustaining the Louvre’s role as a cultural beacon The competition will be launched in the coming months with a projected deadline to choose a winning design by the end of 2025 the Mona Lisa will move to a self-contained gallery with timed entry and its own independent access mitigating the relentless crowds that have long dominated its display Museum officials explain that this dual strategy is crucial for conservation and visitor experience ensuring Leonardo’s masterpiece remains accessible without jeopardizing its safety The museum will also implement a differentiated ticketing system with higher ticket prices for visitors from outside the European Union to help finance the transformation This approach is expected to increase visitation to 12 million annually by 2025 a global design competition inviting architects to reimagines Perrault Colonnade Nouvelle Renaissance introduces a subterranean east-west axis beneath the Cour Carrée to streamline navigation while the Carrousel and Tuileries gardens will be upgraded into climate-resilient green spaces Additional infrastructure upgrades prioritize accessibility with a nationwide art-sharing initiative dispersing Louvre collections to regional museums This initiative aims to bring Louvre collections closer to local communities promoting regional engagement with the museum’s artistic treasures The French President also pledges to double annual student visits to 900,000 framing the Louvre as a ‘book’ for global audiences Macron’s plan focuses on teaching art history on a national level with a new partnership with the Ministry of Education to improve the teaching of art history in middle schools the Louvre plans to train teachers in the museum to help guide students through art history The announcement for the renovation was also shared through Macron’s and the Louvre’s Instagram accounts where they posted two images to convey the vision of the project The first image features a sad Mona Lisa with the French text translating to ‘when the state of the Louvre deteriorates.’ The second image shows a happier Mona Lisa with the French text ‘le projet Louvre Nouvelle Renaissance,’ meaning ‘the Louvre New Renaissance project,’ in meme-style font Mona Lisa will move to a self-contained gallery with timed entry and independent access name: Louvre Nouvelle Renaissance  location: the Louvre | @museelouvre, Paris, France happening now! partnering with antonio citterio, AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function, but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style, context, and personal expression. 2025BACKGRID USASave this storySaveSave this storySaveNot long ago the Louvre unveiled its first major exhibition placing modern fashion within a broader timeline of the decorative arts A spring 2019 Chanel Haute Couture skirt suit is positioned alongside an 18th-century commode that was said to have inspired the collection while a Bambi-printed fall 2011 Jean-Charles de Castelbajac two-piece is displayed before a Bernard van Orley tapestry dating back to the 1500s “Fashion is part of today’s popular culture of visual culture,” said curator Olivier Gabet “Lots of people feel in phase with fashion and this is a way of inviting them in and letting them discover that they’re in phase with the museum The couple’s arrival at the Louvre marked their latest incursion into the art world. Victoria recently debuted a curation of contemporary works at her Dover Street flagship in partnership with Sotheby’s–aligning her own pieces with those of Yoshitomo Nara Yves Klein and Keith Haring—during which she spoke at length about the art she and David had collected over the years Fair enough: there comes a point when prestige celebrities begin to parlay their fame to allow them to pursue more “noble” avenues is still studying to be a criminal defence lawyer.) But to what end To have their own legacies preserved in the history books The Louvre could certainly hang a couple of Beckham portraits on its walls Perhaps the moment they wore Gucci leathers to the opening of the Bond Street Versace store in 1999 Their eyes are said to follow you around the room I Just Got Back From L.A. and Everyone Was Wearing Autry Medalist Low Sneakers Amal Clooney Is All About Rib-Grazing Denim for Spring How to Dress Like the Olsen Twins This Spring and Summer 2025 Rihanna Dresses Cozy and Classic to Solo Dine at Her Favorite Restaurant Sign up for Vogue Shopping to receive the insider’s guide to what to shop and how to wear it Listen to The Run-Through with Vogue a weekly podcast featuring the most exciting stories and hot takes from the worlds of culture Never miss a Vogue moment and get unlimited digital access for just $2 $1 per month as well as new features like our Runway Genius quiz Explore the Runway Image Archive where you can access over 1.2 million runway images from past and present fashion shows.