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.
Moving the Mona Lisa: Macron’s Plan to Improve the Louvre
The French president announced last week an extensive overhaul of the legendary museum, including a dedicated gallery for ...
The Louvre will undergo major renovation. Here's what it means for the Mona Lisa
French President Emmanuel Macron compared the facelift to the rebuilding of the Notre Dame cathedral, which is still ongoing ...
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Visiting the Louvre has become a nightmare – especially if you’re British
Pei’s glass pyramid in 1989. In 2005 ... which welcomed 1.7 million visitors last year (a fraction of the Louvre), said it had made the “difficult decision” to cap visitor numbers per ...
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Louvre president: 'If the public wants to take selfies with a work of art, we have to accept it'
In 2023, you told the Elysée about the urgent need for renovation at the Louvre and proposed the creation of a new entrance to relieve congestion at the Pyramid. Why is Emmanuel Macron only ...
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The 'Mona Lisa' will get its own room under a major renovation of the Louvre
But it's estimated to reach up to 800 million euros ($834 million).The Louvre's last overhaul dates back to the 1980s, when the iconic glass pyramid was unveiled.A look at what's at stake ...
The Louvre will get a major redesign to take on overtourism
The iconic Louvre in Paris is no stranger to crowds. Since first opening in 1793, the museum has played host to millions of ...