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February 3, 2025

The ‘Mona Lisa' will get its own room under a major renovation of the Louvre

  • The world-renowned museum has been plagued with overcrowding and outdated facilities.
    • By SYLVIE CORBET
    Associated Press

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    The project to modernize the world’s most visited museum is estimated to reach up to 800 million euros ($834 million U.S.).

    PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron announced last week that the “Mona Lisa” will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum under a major renovation and expansion of the Paris landmark that will take up to a decade.


     
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