The Louvre closed to the public for three days after the heist on Sunday. Some well-connected Americans got a private tour.

Anya Firestone’s visit to the Apollo Gallery at the Louvre Museum on Saturday was no different than the dozens of times she had been there before. A day later, Ms. Firestone, a private tour guide in Paris who caters to a rarefied clientele,

Days after eight pieces of the French crown jewels were stolen from the Louvre, a former bank robber who once toured the now-infamous Apollo Gallery for a Louvre podcast says he warned a museum official of weaknesses in security.

Dozens of travelers from Maine were walking toward the Louvre's Apollo Gallery when suddenly, their tour group was forcefully pushed back.

Imagine being inside the Louvre, the world’s largest and most popular museum, with no other tourist in sight. Instead of being one of 10.2 million people per year clamoring for a front-and-center view of Leonardo DaVinci’s “Mona Lisa,” the ...

Paris' iconic Louvre Museum was forced to shut down on Sunday, October 19, after a group of chainsaw-wielding robbers made off with millions of dollars of priceless jewelry. A group of four suspects were reportedly wearing masks and hoods when they entered the most-visited museum in the world on

The spectacular jewelry theft has not slowed the flow of visitors. Meanwhile, shocked museum guards question the value of installing a police station within the museum.

In a bid to attract more locals, the Louvre and Airbnb have launched exclusive tours and intimate evening concerts at the museum. Visitors jostling to get a pic of da Vinci's Mona Lisa at the Louvre in France. Photo via Flickr. Javier Pes May 23, 2019 ...