Mona Lisa to be given ‘particular area’ in renovated Louvre, says Emmanuel Macron | Paris

Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, is to be given its personal “particular area” inside the Louvre, Emmanuel Macron has mentioned, as he unveiled a plan to renovate the world’s most visited museum.

Standing in entrance of the portray on Tuesday, the French president mentioned the art work can be moved to a location “independently accessible in comparison with the remainder of the museum”, with “its personal entry go”.

He additionally mentioned the Louvre can be given a “new grand entrance”, to be opened by 2031, in an try and ease congestion on the pyramid entrance. The transfer, Macron mentioned, can be financed completely utilizing the museum’s “personal sources”.

Macron didn’t disclose the price of the renovation, however it’s prone to run into a whole lot of thousands and thousands of euros. In recent times the museum has been plagued with overcrowding and outdated services.

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Agence France-Presse and Related Press contributed to this report.