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Painting destined for the bin ends up at Louvre and valued at €24m

It is being hailed as a ‘crucial milestone’ in the history of art and will have an exhibition dedicated to it

Louvre sister museum in old French mining city celebrates 10 years

The Louvre-Lens celebrated its tenth birthday on December 4, having returned a sense of pride to one of France’s poorest towns

Arts and culture France: Rolling Stones plates, arthouse cinema threat

A round-up of the stories creating a buzz in French art, literature and entertainment

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Art: France’s long history of copying Old Masters at the Louvre

The rules of reproduction today are strict - copies must be a fifth larger or smaller than the original - and there is a two year waiting list

Boilers, cars, loans: 10 changes for residents in France July 2022

We look at updated regulations on boilers, black boxes on new cars, extended opening times at the Louvre and more

Mother told off for breastfeeding in Louvre: What are rules in France?

The recent incident follows a similar one at Paris Disneyland last year

Louvre night guard photographs French toy cars in surprising locations

Making the mini-cars appear full size - Félicien Michaut always has a vehicle in his pocket ready to take a photo and delight his 25,000 facebook fans

Paris: Louvre files a formal complaint after Mona Lisa cake stunt

The man who smeared cake on the glass said ‘think about the Earth’ as he was escorted away

Paris Louvre uploads almost entire art collection for free online

The museum remains closed due to Covid but almost half a million major works can be seen online after a super-modern web revamp. Complete digital tours available.

French museums offering art, culture and history from home

Museums in France have upped their digital offerings this year, with many creating special content for the European Night of Museums last weekend

Paris Louvre reopens: Why now is a good time to visit

The Louvre art gallery in Paris is reopening its doors to the public today (Monday July 6) - with a series of new health measures in place - and is expected to be up to 80% less busy than normal.

A night at the museum: Paris Louvre to open non-stop

The Louvre museum in Paris has announced that it will stay open overnight for three consecutive nights this month - for free - to close out its “biggest ever” Leonardo da Vinci exhibition.

‘Biggest ever’ da Vinci show opens at Paris Louvre

Doors are now open to the Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Louvre museum in Paris, with the show dubbed the “biggest ever retrospective” of the Renaissance polymath.

Italian court blocks Louvre loan of Leonardo sketch

The Vitruvian Man drawing was due to be lent to the Paris museum for a major exhibition to mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death in France

Louvre pyramid architect Ieoh Ming Pei dies aged 102

The architect Ieoh Ming Pei, creator of the famous glass pyramid at the entrance of the Louvre Museum in Paris, has died at the age of 102.

10.2m visitors set record for Le Louvre

The Louvre museum in Paris broke its visitor numbers record in 2018, with 10.2 million over the year - a rise of 25% compared to 2017.

Louvre focuses on Chinese as it hits 10m visitor mark

The iconic art gallery and museum in Paris is seeking to widen its appeal to Chinese tourists as it celebrates a record-breaking 10 million tourist visits in 2018 - making it the world’s most-visited museum.

Hundreds of French artworks to travel to small museums

Over 400 artworks from some of France’s most prestigious museums are to be exhibited in smaller, less-visited establishments around the country, including pieces by Van Gogh and Goya.