Seven minutes is all it took for thieves to rob the world’s most famous museum Sunday. Here's a minute-by-minute breakdown of how it went down.

The Louvre’s strains have been visible for months. In June, a spontaneous staff strike — including security personnel — forced the museum to close as workers protested unmanageable crowds, chronic understaffing and what one union called “untenable” conditions, leaving thousands of ticketed visitors under Pei’s pyramid.

Paris: The world-famous museum in Paris will remain closed on Monday, following a dramatic jewels heist. Museum management confirmed the closure, explaining that visitors with tickets for Monday will be reimbursed because of “exceptional circumstances.” “The museum is closed for the whole day,” one member of staff told visitors.

The Louvre’s iconic glass pyramid is turning 30, and Paris’s famed museum is pulling out all the stops. The celebrated French street artist JR pulled off a stunning optical illusion on Friday, when he surrounded the glass pyramid in a collage made of ...

The Louvre and Airbnb are offering two lucky winners a private sleepover party at the Paris museum. An exclusive dinner, and drinks in front of the Mona Lisa are part of the extraordinary minibreak. The once-in-a-lifetime offer is being given to a pair of ...

PARISPARIS — The Louvre museum in Paris paid tribute Friday to the architect of its giant glass pyramid, I.M. Pei who died earlier this week at the age of 102 at his home in New York City. Dozens of employees of the Louvre gathered under the pyramid ...

Pei’s portfolio also included the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland By Bill Trott | Reuters I.M. Pei, whose modern designs and high-profile projects made him one of the best-known and most prolific architects of the 20th century, has died, the New ...

Parts of the Louvre’s video network are even still analog, producing lower-quality images that are slow to share in real time.