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.

Louis Vuitton men's creative director, Pharrell Williams, drew his audience to a rear courtyard of the Louvre Museum after dark on Tuesday for a fall-winter catwalk show, kicking off Paris Fashion Week with a line-up of jazzed up streetwear.

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.

Pharrell has often used the French capital's landmarks as backdrops for his clothes since he started as men's creative director at Louis Vuitton in 2023.

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

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

For the first time in its history, the Louvre is hosting an exhibition devoted entirely to fashion, from January 24 to July 21, 2025! The iconic Parisian museum will be showcasing its treasures of classical art alongside creations by the greatest couturiers and promising young talents.

San Antonio Spurs star Chris Paul and his wife, Jada Paul, attended the Louis Vuitton Menswear Fall-Winter 2025-26 show during the Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday.

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.