PARIS — Palais Galliera has named Emilie Hammen, a respected academic with experience of working for leading luxury houses, its new director. Hammen took up the post on July 10, succeeding Miren ...

Paris is home to over 130 museums, which are full of beautiful artwork and historical objects. I’ve visited Paris 8 times (including living there for three months), and while I haven’t even come close ...

The bronze sculpture 'The Thinker' (Le Penseur) by French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840 - 1917) is picutred in front of the Hotel Biron housing the Musee Rodin in Paris on November 6, 2015, days ahead ...

The Musée d’Art et de Culture Soufis MTO, located on the outskirts of Paris, is the first museum exploring the art, heritage and spiritual traditions of Sufism, housed in a meticulously restored ...

Any excuse to visit Paris is a good one. For art lovers, this has more recently included the city’s often-cited “renaissance,” or the development of its contemporary art scene, particularly with the ...

PARIS (Reuters) - The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, has requested urgent help from the French government to restore and renovate its ageing ...

Built in Paris in the late 12th century, the Louvre Palace for centuries was the official residence of the kings of France, until Louis XIV—weary of rebellious crowds in Paris— abandoned it for ...

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A group of thieves stole eight pieces of "priceless" jewelry from Paris’ Louvre Museum in a morning raid at the iconic tourist destination on Oct. 19, French officials said. At about 9:30 a.m. local ...