The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, has requested urgent help from the French government to restore and renovate its ageing exhibition halls and better protect its countless works of art.

The head of the Louvre in Paris has warned the government about leaks, overcrowding and sub-standard catering in a confidential note that has raised alarm about the state of the world's most-visited museum.

A first-of-its-kind fashion exhibition at the Paris museum draws links between historical objects and the contemporary creations of 45 designers and houses. It opens Jan. 24.

With the men’s collections in full swing and Couture right around the corner, the Louvre Museum today will unveil “Louvre Couture,” the first major exhibition to place masterworks of modern fashion—and their inspiration—within the broader context of French history and decorative arts.

The exhibition unfolds across four time periods — the Byzantine period and Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the 17th and 18th centuries, and the 19th century and France’s Second Empire — with fashion creations placed on mirrored podiums and in glass display cases surrounded by the Louvre’s decorative arts collection.

Placed on the other side of the Palais du Louvre, at the level of the superb Cour Carrée and Perrault 's no less exceptional Colonnade , it would allow tourists to be disseminated more efficiently than at present, as well as restoring the superb appearance of this somewhat neglected and dusty area.

Pharrell brought out the finest faces in Black Hollywood to his Louis Vuitton show at the historic Louvre museum.

Louis Vuitton’s Paris Fashion Week show took over the Louvre with a star-studded crowd and a killer collab between Pharrell and Nigo, mixing Americana streetwear with Japanese flair. View on euronews

The head of the Louvre in Paris has warned the government about leaks, overcrowding and sub-standard catering in a confidential note that has raised alarm about the state of the world's most-visited museum.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: The Louvre’s first fashion exhibition, opening to the public on Jan. 24, will be feted in a lavish way on March 4 during Paris Fashion Week, which runs from March 3 to 11 in the French capital.

Alongside the main event, a host of additional activities, including a dedicated AI agent-led event, Bitcoin investment event, and VIP networking experiences, will make PBW a week-long celebration of blockchain innovation,