Macron announces a major overhaul to modernize Louvre and a dedicated room for the Mona Lisa
The Leonardo da Vinci painting is to be given a room that better reflects its importance as part of an extensive renovation of the museum.
Wed Jan 29 2025
Animals, like humans, can fall victim to the Mona Lisa effect
Visitors to the Louvre often have the curious impression that Mona Lisa's following you with her eyes.
Mon Oct 24 2022
Cholita Mona Lisa: Bolivian artist gives famed portrait indigenous makeover
Claudia Callizaya's adaptation has the same steady gaze as in Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece portrait and a similar nose.
Thu Jun 02 2022
Visitor throws cake at the 'Mona Lisa' in Paris' Louvre
The perpetrator was a man disguised as an old lady who jumped out of a wheelchair before attacking the glass.
Tue May 31 2022
'Mona Lisa' heads under the hammer... kinda
Copying the "Mona Lisa" has been something of a rite of passage for artists of all eras.
Wed Jun 02 2021
Web users are having fun with Deep Nostalgia, the app that brings photos to life
Deep Nostalgia allows you to animate any image, its main goal being to bring to life people from the past that you have never seen in motion.
Wed Mar 03 2021
Louvre Museum puts time with 'Mona Lisa' under hammer to plug COVID-hit finances
Proceeds from the auction will help finance the running costs of a new studio for educational projects due to open next autumn.
Wed Dec 09 2020
Mona Lisa's villa up for sale in Italy
The villa is priced at over 10 million euros (US$11.3 million), but may well go for much more.
Fri Apr 15 2016
Is Mona Lisa inscrutably Chinese? Italian's theory raises eyebrows
An Italian historian's theory that Mona Lisa might be a Chinese slave and Leonardo da Vinci's mother, sent online commentators into a frenzy.
Fri Dec 05 2014
Fake Mona Lisa to be displayed in Australia
Fake Mona Lisa to go on display at the Treasures Gallery at the National Library of Australia in Canberra.
Thu Nov 15 2012
Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war as junta flags elections
Myanmar's embattled ruling generals are making their most concerted effort to gain legitimacy - by pushing to hold another election.
Fri Jan 31 2025
UN rights chief seeks $500 million in 2025, warning that lives are at risk
The annual appeal is for funds beyond the allocated UN funds from member states' fees, which make up just a fraction of the office's needs.
Fri Jan 31 2025
Floods in Sabah, Sarawak: PM orders NADMA to strengthen federal, state response machinery
PM says the primary focus at this moment is the welfare of flood victims and ensuring the safety of people in the affected areas.
Thu Jan 30 2025
Millions of Hindus take "holy dip" a day after fatal stampede
Devotees take daily 'holy dips,' but on certain dates, "royal" dips are deemed more sacred, drawing larger crowds.
Thu Jan 30 2025
Trump orders agencies to scrub 'gender ideology' from contracts, websites
Federal agencies are required to "recognise women are biologically female, and men are biologically male."
Thu Jan 30 2025
US figure skaters were on board plane that crashed into Potomac River
US Figure Skating said athletes, coaches, and families returning from the National Development Camp were aboard the flight.
Thu Jan 30 2025
Disaster relief assets deployed to flood-affected areas in Sarawak - Ahmad Zahid
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that, so far, more than 50 relief centres have been activated to house flood victims in the state.
Thu Jan 30 2025
Air traffic controller audio captures moments before and after Washington plane crash
The crash caught on a webcam, shows the aircraft exploding in flames and plummeting to earth after it was struck by the helicopter.
Thu Jan 30 2025
Scores feared dead in Washington after jet collides with helicopter, crashes into river
Officials gave no death toll, but Senator Roger Marshall said most, if not all, aboard the Kansas-origin flight likely died in the crash.
Thu Jan 30 2025
Tiong: Additional personnel mobilised to assist in Bintulu disaster relief efforts
Without specifying the exact number, Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said the personnel are expected to arrive tomorrow.
Thu Jan 30 2025