France

From next year, major French museums – including the Louvre – will charge non-European visitors $10 more to visit. The move comes as an effort to meet the ever-growing funds needed to repair major French institutions. Starting January…

A bronze sculpture by Camille Claudel, lost for over a century, was sold for €3.7 million ($3.8 million) in France. The sculpture is part of the series La Jeunesse et L’Age Mûr, or L’Age Mûr (The Age of Maturity). Camille Claudel created…

The new EU tax rules came into effect on January 1st, bringing some crucial impact for art markets in European nations. Titled “Directive 2022/542”, the new set of rules was first introduced in 2022 and member nations were given a…

Five years after a devastating fire, the iconic Notre Dame has finished restoration and will reopen this Sunday. In April 2019, a major fire broke out in the 11th century church in Paris. The fire ravaged a significant portion of the…

The Perrotin Gallery in France has joined hands with online marketplace eBay to sell select artworks online. The French domain of the Internet giant, ebay.fr, will introduce the Perrotin Store on the website. Here, users could purchase…

On Sunday, two protestors threw soup at the Mona Lisa – the latest in a series of attacks on the famous painting. The two female protestors entered the museum on Sunday morning, though it remains unclear how they managed to sneak in soup…

After the French government proposed adding modern art to the Notre Dame Cathedral, criticism has been piling up. In 2019, the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral – one of the most visited cathedrals in the world – caught fire. The devastating…

The year 2023 was also an eventful year for archaeology, as some landmark discoveries were made throughout the year. Let's take a look at some of the most important finds: New Moai Statue On Easter Island On the Chilean island of Easter,…

Controversy arose after a 17th-century painting, featuring nude figures, was shared in a French school. The incident occurred at Jacques Cartier School at Issou on December 7. Reportedly, a teacher showed the 1603 painting  Diana and…

An unnamed French man has won the legal rights to sell an original drawing by the maestro Leonardo da Vinci. The work in question is a sketch of Saint Sebastian tied on a tree – a rare drawing proven to be drawn by the Italian maestro…