Macron announces major overhaul to modernise Louvre and move the Mona Lisa

Macron announces major overhaul to modernise Louvre and move the Mona Lisa
The Louvre is to undergo a major modernisation (Thibault Camus/AP)

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 major overhaul that will take years to complete.

The renovation, branded Louvre New Renaissance, will include a new entrance near the River Seine, to be opened by 2031, and the creation of underground rooms, Mr Macron said in a speech from the Louvre room where the Mona Lisa is displayed.

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