Keep that smile, Mona Lisa. The Eiffel Tower and the Palace of Versailles will also remain prohibited for the time being. None of France’s three most iconic tourist sites will reopen when the country lifts most of its remaining coronavirus lockdown restrictions next week. Some of Europe’s other major cultural sites are also taking their […]
In his brave and scholarly new book, “The Louvre: The Many Lives of the World’s Most Famous Museum,” critic James Gardner is bold in accepting and taking responsibility for what few mortals have the luck or stamina to do. Consider reading this book as the complete experience that you are temporarily denied today, or that […]
Book review: Notre-Dame de Paris by Kathy Borrus – France Today On April 15 last year, the world watched in horror as Notre-Dame burned down in the heart of Paris. Kathy Borrus’ book offers a fascinating look at nine centuries of this monument, witness to some of the most important events in French history. A […]