It’s a sad weekend over at Bluesky, where one of the best accounts has disappeared — though we can still hope for its ...

Europe's record numbers of visitors also made it ground zero for concerns about overtourism. Last year, 747 million ...

Louvre Museum closes unexpectedly as overwhelmed staff protest dangerous crowd levels and deteriorating working conditions at world's top cultural destination.

The Parisian powerhouse opened the competition on June 27 with aims to expand its storied space and ease its visitor congestion through a newly designed entrance and exhibition space for one of its ...

The Musée du Louvre expansion will build a new entrance and dedicated room for the Mona Lisa, to be selected in an ...

The results range from faithful reproductions to complete reinventions of renowned works by artists such as Delacroix, Goya and Vermeer ...

Architects are being asked to submit proposals for a new entrance for the world’s most visited museum — and to create a new ...

The Louvre has become a symbol of tourism pushed to its limits. As hotspots from Venice to the Acropolis race to curb crowds, the world’s most iconic museum, visited by millions, is hitting a ...

The Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, on Monday was brought to a halt by its own striking staff, who say the institution is crumbling under the weight of mass tourism.

The Louvre, with over 8.7 million visitors in 2024 alone, has become a symbol of mass tourism. On Monday, staff members walked out during an internal meeting, refusing to return to their posts.

Louvre closed as workers go on strike, citing burden of heavy crowds ... Visitors crowd the Salle des États in the Louvre to take photos of the Mona Lisa, Jan. 27, 2025, in Paris.

The Louvre has become a symbol of tourism pushed to its limits. As hotspots from Venice to the Acropolis race to curb crowds, the world’s most iconic museum, visited by millions, is hitting a ...