French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce possibly hundreds of millions of euros in renovation work for the Louvre
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.
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.
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French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled plans to renovate the Louvre as part of a so-called 'New Renaissance' project, days after the museum's director warned that the building was dilapidated.
The announcement comes after the Louvre Museum director revealed the dire state of the famous Parisian arts gallery last week. View on euronews
A multi-year overhaul will see a new entrance built as well as a separate underground gallery for Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece in what Mr Macron called a "new renaissance".
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the “Mona Lisa” will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum, which he said will be renovated and expanded in a
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday a new restoration and expansion project for the Louvre Museum.
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French President Emmanuel Macron is due to visit the Louvre on Tuesday after its director issued a warning about leaks, overcrowding and sub-standard catering in a confidential note that has raised