Lens, France and the New Louvre-Lens

Why would you go to an ailing coal mining town? For art? Well, perhaps you should. You see, the new extension of the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Louvre-Lens, is open in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France near the Belgian border. There's plenty to do in the region, too. See our latest: Lens, France Travel Guide.