From the moment I.M. Pei's design for the pyramidal addition to the Musee du Louvre was introduced in 1985, it was the subject of controversy and international attention. Critics derided it as a ...

Museums & Institutions Louvre Launches Design Contest for $400 Million Expansion, Including a New Room for ‘Mona Lisa’ The project will also create a new entrance for the strained museum.

The Louvre's current visitor entrance is underneath a pyramid designed by I.M. Pei in the Napoléon courtyard. Antoine Boureau / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images Last month, workers ...

The Louvre is housed in a 16th-century palace built by the French king Francis I. It was a royal residence until the 17th century, when Louis XIV built the Palace of Versailles, a new home for ...