Emmanuel Macron has announced a list of major changes to breathe some new life into the Louvre. Among these: the relocation of its most famous painting, the Mona Lisa.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that non-EU visitors will pay a higher entrance fee to visit the Louvre, the world's most-visited museum, which is plagued by overcrowding and outdated facilities.

France will launch a six-year renovation of the Louvre in Paris, enlarging the world's most-visited museum to make room for the huge crowds who now cram inside the palace on the banks of the Seine, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.

The works will be carried out in parallel with the museum's ongoing activities to avoid closure and are expected to be completed by 2031 at the latest. Macron stressed that the project is "realistic and financed," viewing it as "a new stage for the life of the nation," as reported by Le Point.

France's President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said the Mona Lisa painting would be given its own "special space" within the Louvre as he unveiled a plan to renovate the museum.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that the Louvre would be "redesigned, restored and enlarged" after the director of the world's most visited museum voiced alarm about dire conditions inside.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced his plan to renovate Paris's Louvre museum which is plagued by overcrowding and outdated facilities. Standing in front of the Mona Lisa, Macron said plans included a "special space" for Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece that would be "independently accessible compared to the rest of the museum",

With upgrades including a separate room for the Mona Lisa, the renovation of Paris' Louvre Museum is expected to cost between $730 million and $825 million over the next decade.

Macron visited the museum days after Le Parisien newspapers reported on a confidential memo that the Louvre's director, Laurence des Cars, sent to Culture Minister Rachida Dati. According to the newspaper, the director warned of “a proliferation of damage to the museum’s spaces, some of which are in a very poor condition.”

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the ... Macron said in a speech from the Louvre room where Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is displayed.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced higher entrance fees for non-EU visitors to the Louvre. The decision aims to address the museum's issues of overcrowding and outdated infrastructure. Additionally,