Art critics hailed news of the move, saying that the precious painting has stolen the spotlight for long enough.

Tourists hoping to spot the most famous painting in the world will likely have a much shorter wait: French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the Louvre will undergo extensive ...

Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American visitors will have to help pay for it.

A Louvre expansion that would put La Gioconda in her very own gallery has us envisioning the most mysterious sitter in iconic rooms of art history ... room for the Mona Lisa, French President ...

He also announced that the Mona Lisa — one of the most famous of the estimated 35,000 works of art in the Louvre's ... for the new access point and galleries, will be fully funded by "the ...

The world's most visited museum is also overcrowded, antiquated and desperate for renovations that will start next year and ...

For years, both tourists and art enthusiasts have raised objections to the painting’s placement. An estimated 80% of Louvre guests visit the museum specifically to see the Mona Lisa, overcrowding the ...

“The Louvre will be redesigned and restored to become the epicenter of art history for our country ... Louvre’s Salle des États gallery, where the Mona Lisa is currently kept.

open image in gallery Visitors photographing the Mona Lisa by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci on display in a gallery at Louvre on May 19, 2021 (Getty Images) Des Cars, who spoke before Macron ...