French President Emmanuel Macron Announced on Tuesday that “Mona Lisa” will get their own purposeful room within the Louvre Museum under the great renovation and spread of the Paris sights that will last until decades.
Restoration project, branded “Louvre New Reneissance”, will include a wide new entrance nearby Sein RiverIn order to open until 2031, Macron said in a speech from the room where the masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci was shown.
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Macron did not reveal the exact amount provided for the project for the modernization of the world’s most visited Museum, which is tortured by overcrowded and outdated facilities. But it is estimated to reach up to 800 million euros ($ 834 million).
The last overhaul of Louvre dates from the 1980s, when the iconic glass pyramid was detected.
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Move designed to facilitate the experience of Louvre
Macron said that the spread of the museum would allow “Mona Lisa” to move to a new, dedicated room available to visitors through a special map. Because of this, the visit will be easier for those who want to see the picture and make it easier for other visitors to the rest of the museum, he said.
French President Emmanuel Macron holds a speech to announce a multi -year overhaul, a long -term investment for the modernization of the Louvre Museum, in addition to the image of Leonardo Da Vinci Mona Lisa, at the Louvre Museum, Tuesday, January 28, 2025 in Paris. (Bertrand Guay, Pool by AP)
“The conditions for display, explanation and presentation will depend on what ‘Mona Lisa’ deserves,” he said.
Leonard’s masterpiece is now shown behind the protective glass in the largest museum room, full of long, noisy lines of visitors eager for selfies with a revolutionary portrait of a woman with an enigmatic smile. This makes some other paintings in the room by Venetian painters like Titian and Veronese who many go unnoticed.
The big renovation of the museum in the 1980s was designed to receive 4 million annual visitors.
Last year, Louvre received 8.7 million visitors, of which more than 75% were foreigners mainly United StatesChina and neighboring countries Italy, UK, Germany and Spain.
Expensive and complex overhaul
Macron said that the new entrance to Louvre would be created near Seine by 2031, which will be funded by the sale of tickets, patronage and licensing of money from the Museum of Museum in Abu Dabi.
In the coming months, a design competition will be organized, he said. In addition, some new underground rooms will be created to expand the museum.
The French official said that in the next decade, the renovation costs of 700 to 800 million euros ($ 730 to $ 834 million) were evaluated, including half to create a new entrance. The official could not be appointed in accordance with the usual practices of the French Presidency.
Macron said ticket prices will be collected for foreign visitors outside the European Union, compared to $ 22 ($ 23). He promised that the museum would be safer and more comfortable for both the public and the employees.
Comparing the project with the recent re -opening of Notre Dame, Macron said that “redesigned Louvre, renewed and expanded, would become an epicenter of art history for our country and beyond.”
Half of the Louvre budget is funded by the French government, including wages of 2,200 employees.
The other half is provided by private funds, including ticket sales, earnings from restaurants, shops and reservations for special events, as well as protectors and other partners.
Water leaks and other damage
The announcement of the renovation came after the director of Louvre Laurence des Cars expressed concern in the notary Minister of Culture Rachida to give this month, saying that the museum was threatening “outdity”.
According to a document published for the first time by French newspaper Le Parisien, she warned of the gradual degradation of the building for leaking water, temperature variations and other issues “threatening the preservation of artwork”.
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The pyramid serving at the entrance of the museum, discovered in 1989 as part of the project of the late President François Mitterrand, now appears obsolete. The place is not properly isolated from the cold and heat, and it tends to reinforce the noise, making the space unpleasant for both the public and the staff, DES CARS said.
In addition, the Museum suffers from a lack of food and a toilet space, she said.
