Swiss-French watchmaker to European royalty and perhaps the greatest horologist of all time — began work on what would become one of his signature inventions: the tourbillon. French for “whirlwind,” ...

The building once housed a 19th-century printing house that produced the first edition of Guy de Maupassant’s novel Bel-Ami ...

In the wake of the bloody French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, Germaine de Staël kept the ideas of freedom alive at her ...

Emmanuel Carrère’s best sellers on Russia grew out of a deep affection. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine, he has traveled to the ...

It was the most prosaic of equipment for the grandest of heists: a ladder, propped right under the noses of French guards. The thieves exited as they entered, through a window, fleeing with nearly all ...

Socialism has a well-earned reputation as a secular, rational movement. But not all socialists throughout history were quite ...

In the 13th century, thousands in France were investigated, massacred, or even burned at the stake by the Catholic Church.

France is known for its fine cuisine. A new exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum explores how that came to be.

France will not be reimbursed for the theft of the priceless items stolen from the Louvre in an audacious heist.

Thieves took less than eight minutes to steal jewels valued at $102 million last Sunday morning from Paris' famous Louvre ...

Food-as-art turns out to be a much more complex topic as it’s laid out in this compelling collection running until late ...

A Hollywood-style heist that happened at the Louvre Museum in Paris has captured the nation's attention. Former FBI Art Crime manager, TN local, gives his opinion.