A 15th-century Bible illustrated with gold and Afghan lapis lazuli has been unveiled in Rome, as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year celebrations. Typically stowed away in Modena, the two-volume ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- An iconic Italian restaurant in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood, is closing by the end of the week after nearly 50 years in business. Mona Lisa Restaurant located at ...

One of the most infamous heists in the cultural institution’s history was the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa—when Pablo Picasso numbered among the suspects. People gather around the Mona Lisa painting in ...

Ah, Paris - the city of lights, love, and apparently, low-effort museum break-ins. In a dazzling display of what can only be described as “Ocean’s 11 meets Home Depot,” a gang of thieves robbed the ...

Many stolen treasures from the Paris museum have never been recovered. The Sunday theft from the Louvre Museum of eight priceless pieces of jewelry belonging to Emperor Napoleon and his wife has ...

Weekends are a popular time for tourists to visit museums. The Louvre also happens to be the most popular museum on earth. To pull off a heist at the world’s busiest museum is no easy feat, but doing ...

At the Mona Lisa Restaurant in North Beach, Andrea Bocelli croons over the loudspeakers as diners feast on cacio e pepe, lobster ravioli and Neapolitan pizza. The 46-year-old restaurant is a sensory ...

In a light-filled, two-story Cow Hollow home, a pair of ethereal eyes gaze from a pastel canvas. The otherworldly stare belongs to Aurea Procel — and to Diego Rivera, who painted the young woman’s ...

On this day 114 years ago, a handyman walked into the Louvre Museum in Paris and walked out with the most famous painting in the world. That's right, the Mona Lisa was stolen on Aug. 21, 1911, so ...

Without a good backstory, many of the most famous and valuable collectibles would be little more than forgotten knickknacks. That T206 Honus Wagner card worth millions? If it wasn’t for its legendary ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The owner of Mona Lisa, a longtime Italian restaurant in the French Quarter, says the eatery is no longer facing eviction and will remain open. Farrow Stephenson said last week he ...