French President Emmanuel Macron It announced on Tuesday that the “Mona Lisa” will get her designated room inside the Louvre Museum under a large renewal and expand the landmarks of Paris, which will take up to a decade.
The renewal project, which bears the “Lotvre New Renaissance” brand, will include a wide new entrance near RiverTo be opened by 2031, Macron said in a letter from the room where Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece is displayed.
The alleged previous version of art lovers in Da Vinci and Lewis after its presentation
Macron did not reveal a specific budget amount for the project to update the most visited museum in the world, which suffers from overcrowding and outdated facilities. But it is estimated to reach 800 million euros ($ 834 million).
The date of the comprehensive repair of the last Lovri dates back to the eighties, when the iconic glass pyramid was detected.
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Designed to make the Louvre Museum's experience easier
Macron said that the museum's expansion would allow the transfer of “Mona Lisa” to a new room dedicated to visitors through a special ticket. He said that this will make the visit more simple for those who want to see the painting and reduce the experience of other visitors in the rest of the museum.
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a letter to announce comprehensive investments in the long run to modernize the Louvre Museum, next to the Leonardo da Vinci painting of the Monaali, at the Louvre Museum, on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 in Paris. (BERTRAND GuAY, AP swimming pool)
He said, “The terms of presentation, explanation, and presentation are at the level of what” Mona Lisa “deserves.
Leonardo's masterpiece is now displayed behind the protective glass in the largest room in the museum, crowded with long and loud lines of visitors who are eager to take a personal photo with a wonderful photo of the woman with a mysterious smile. This makes some other paintings in the room by rifle painters such as Titian and Virones no one noticed.
The large renovation of the museum is designed in the 1980s to receive 4 million annual visitors.
Last year, the Louvre Museum received 8.7 million visitors, more than 75 % of foreigners often USChina and neighboring countries Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain.
Cutted and complex repair
Macron said that a new entrance for the Louvre Museum will be created near the Seine by 2031, to be funded through tickets, care and licensing sales from the Abu Dhabi Museum branch.
He said that a design competition will be organized in the coming months. In addition, some new underground rooms will be created to expand the museum.
A senior French official said the cost of renewal is estimated at 700 to 800 million euros (730 to 834 million dollars) during the next decade, including half to create the new entrance. The official cannot be called in line with the customary practices of the French presidency.
Macron said that ticket prices will be raised for foreign visitors from outside the European Union, an increase of 22 euros ($ 23) now. He promised the museum to be safer and more comfortable for the public and employees.
“The renovated and expanded Louvre, it will become the center of art history for our country and beyond,” said Macron, and the recently reopened project.
Half of the Louvre Museum's budget is funded by the French government, including 2,200 employees wages.
The other half is provided through private funds, including ticket sales, restaurants, shops, and reservations for special occasions, as well as sponsors and other partners.
Water leakage and other damage
The renewal announcement came after the Director of the Louvre Lawrence Dis Cars expressed her concerns in a memorandum of the Minister of Culture, Rashida Dat, earlier this month, saying that the museum is threatened with “progress.”
According to the document issued by the French newspaper Le Parisien for the first time, it warned of the gradual deterioration of the building due to water leakage, temperature changes and other issues “exposed to preserving artworks.”
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It seems that the pyramid, which works at the museum's entrance, which was revealed in 1989 as part of the project of the late President Francois Mitterrand, is old. Dies Karz said that the place is not correctly isolated from the cold and heat, and it tends to amplify the noise, which makes the space uncomfortable for both the audience and employees.
In addition, the museum suffers from a lack of food options and bathroom facilities.
