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

Now that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in the same space by Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese may finally get their due.

President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to alleviate crowds at the Paris museum and to charge higher fees for visitors from outside the European Union.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday a new restoration and expansion project for the Louvre Museum.

The French president announced a few changes coming to the world's largest museum, in a bid to prevent overcrowding.

A leaked memo from a Louvre director has sparked calls from an Italian official to return the Mona Lisa to Italy. As President Macron announces a major renovation of the 230-year-old museum, including a new entrance and a dedicated space for the famous painting,

The "Mona Lisa" is to get its own new room at the Louvre art museum in Paris, allowing it to be shown off to even better advantage for visitors. The legendary Leonardo da Vinci painting is to be given a room that better reflects its importance as part of an extensive renovation of the museum,

The Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece that visitors crowd in to see will get a dedicated room as the Paris museum is renovated and expanded in a major overhaul that will take years, the French president announced Tuesday.

Rising prices, crowds and failing facilities have turned the world’s greatest art museum into a ‘physical ordeal’. So what’s the solution?

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.

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