Louvre - Search News

Louvre Opens 1st Fashion Exhibition

The Louvre Shows Off Its Epic Fashion Collection

The most visited museum in the world is wooing a new crowd by injecting glamorous new cool into its fustiest department.

AFP on MSN · 3h

Louvre opens first fashion exhibition after shock memo about decay

The Louvre in Paris opened its first-ever fashion exhibition on Friday, seeking to draw new, younger audiences amid national concern about conditions inside the landmark art destination. - 'Not good enough' - The Paris landmark has become a national subject of concern after the revelation Thursday of a confidential memo written by des Cars to Culture Minister Rachida Dati warning about the "proliferation of damage in museum spaces.

Barron's · 2h

Louvre Holds First Fashion Exhibition, Eyeing New Audiences

The Louvre in Paris opened its first-ever fashion exhibition on Friday, seeking to draw new, younger audiences to the world's most popular museum.

Reuters · 3h

Louvre Museum shows couture fashion alongside historic objects

The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum, opened a sprawling exhibit of couture gowns and accessories from dozens of fashion houses including Chanel, Saint Laurent and Dior on Friday (January 24),

The Financial Times · 1d

Louvre unveils first fashion exhibition — sans brand sponsors

This dialogue between the history of art, the museum’s collections and a designer’s references plays out across the 9,000 sq metre Louvre Couture exhibition opening January 24 — the museum’s first in its 232-year history to focus on fashion.

StringersHub on MSN · 22h

France: Balenciaga, Chanel and Dior among the stars of the fashion exhibition at the Louvre

Between medieval tapestries, Byzantine crosses and armchairs of Marie Antoinette, the Louvre exhibits until this summer Dior models, works with volumes of Balenciaga, Louboutin boots and Chanel dresses,

Vogue · 1d

The Louvre Makes a Major Fashion Statement

With the men’s collections in full swing and Couture right around the corner, the Louvre Museum today will unveil “Louvre Couture,” the first major exhibition to place masterworks of modern fashion—and their inspiration—within the broader context of French history and decorative arts.

Louvre, le parisien and Art

CNN · 7h

Paris’ Louvre museum in dire state, problems ‘endanger’ art, director warns in plea for help

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 exhibition halls and better protect its countless works of art.

Hosted on MSN · 12m

French President Macron to Visit Louvre Following Director's Warning of ‘Poor Conditions' for Art

In a memo to the French culture minister leaked this week, Laurence des Cars warned of the "proliferation of damage" in galleries.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Paris' Louvre Museum, in Dire State, Cries for Help

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 Versailles, after which it became a museum for the royal art collection in 1793.

Louvre Museum adds haute couture to high antiquity

The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum, is for first time displaying haute couture gowns and accessories from fashion ...

Artnet7h

Leaked Letter Reveals Louvre Director’s Plea for Help With Crumbling Infrastructure

The Louvre in Paris is plagued by leaks, deterioration, and outdated infrastructure, correspondence has revealed.

Macron To Visit Louvre After Warning Over Visitor Conditions: Elysee

French President Emmanuel Macron will next week visit the Louvre after the Paris museum's own director issued a warning about the dire conditions for visitors and artefacts, the presidency said.

France 241h

A ‘deplorable state of disrepair’: Employees and visitors comment on the Louvre

The Louvre in Paris, one of the world’s biggest and most famous museums, “is in a deplorable state of disrepair”, says one employee and union rep, while visitors complain of a lack of heating and ...