No more roommates for Mona Lisa! Iconic painting to get own gallery at the Louvre — and Americans will help foot the bill
Art critics hailed news of the move, saying that the precious painting has stolen the spotlight for long enough.
France plans $800 million makeover for the Louvre, Mona Lisa's overcrowded home
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.
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Visiting the Louvre has become a nightmare – especially if you’re British
Rising prices, crowds and failing facilities have turned the world’s greatest art museum into a ‘physical ordeal’. So what’s the solution? When I visited the Louvre last November, I had ...
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The ‘Mona Lisa’ Is Moving to a Room of Her Own at the Louvre
“The Louvre will be redesigned and restored to become the epicenter of art history for our country and beyond,” Macron told reporters, per the New York Times’ Aurelien Breeden. The ...
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The Mona Lisa Will Get Her Own Room at the Louvre, Vows Emmanuel Macron
Amid concerns about the dilapidated state of the Louvre Museum, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a sweeping ...
‘Mona Lisa’ will get its own room under a 10-year renovation of the Louvre in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre ...