NEW YORK -- I.M. Pei, the versatile, globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the multi-shaped Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has ...
The museum said the 45% price hike to 32 euros ($37) from 22 euros is part of a national "differentiated pricing" policy announced early last year that's coming into force across major cultural sites, ...
PARIS (CN) — On Monday morning at the Louvre — the world’s most visited museum — velvet ropes blocked off the glass pyramid that usually leads roughly 30,000 people a day into its walls. Workers ...
The Chinese-American designer endured a roasting from critics before the giant glass structure opened in 1989, with up to 90 percent of Parisians said to be against the project at one point. "I ...
The iconic Louvre in Paris is no stranger to crowds. Since first opening in 1793, the museum has played host to millions of guests and undergone dozens of expansions and renovations to accommodate ...
In this clip from I.M. Pei: Building China Modern, Pei describes the resistance he initially face when building The Louvre Pyramid and how he worked through the cultural attitudes that were resistant ...
PARIS (AP) — Screaming fans jammed the gates before the Louvre pyramid, blocking entrances and snarling traffic. They weren’t there for the Mona Lisa. They came for Louis Vuitton — and for the front ...