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PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the “Mona Lisa ... the project to Notre Dame's recent reopening, Macron said that “the redesigned Louvre, restored and expanded, ...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to expand the Louvre and move the Mona Lisa to a new exhibition space, after the museum warned of overcrowding.

which fully becomes the epicenter of art history for our country and beyond," Macron said during his speech in front of the "Mona Lisa" painting. The project, called the Louvre New Renaissance ...

The world's most visited museum is also overcrowded, antiquated and desperate for renovations that will start next year and ...

The Museé du Louvre is set to undergo a major renovation and expansion project that would devote an entire room for the Mona Lisa, French President ... Get the latest art news, reviews and ...

Downplaying the eyebrow-raising estimate, Macron insisted that the project ... ignored art, for long enough. Some culture critics hailed news of the move, saying that the Mona Lisa has stolen ...

The project will deliver ... Macron announced Tuesday, with the Mona Lisa peering over his shoulder. The announcement came after the world’s most visited art museum had warned that its buildings ...

“The Louvre will be redesigned and restored to become the epicenter of art history for our country and beyond,” he said in a carefully choreographed speech, as the Mona Lisa’s famous gaze ...

The renovation announcement comes after concerns over water leaks and other damages were expressed by the museum’s director earlier this month.