French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday that Monarisa will get a dedicated room in the Louvre Museum under large -scale renovation and expansion of Landmarks in Paris for 10 years.
Macron is a speech from a room where a masterpiece of Leonardo Davinci, a masterpiece of Leonardo Davinci, when the “Louvre Nurance” and the brand renovation project includes a wide new entrance near the Seine River, which will be opened by 2031. I mentioned.
I praised art enthusiasts after the previous version of Da Vinci's “Mona Lisa” exhibited
Macron did not disclose the exact amount of budgets for the project to modernize the most visited museums in the world, which are overcrowded and outdated. However, it is estimated to reach up to 800 million euros ($ 834 million).
The last overhaul at the Louvre Museum dates back to the 1980s, when the iconic glass pyramid was announced.
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Movement designed to make the Louvre's experience easier
Macron stated that the expansion of the museum will be able to move to a new dedicated room that can be accessed by visitors through special tickets. He said he would look at the painting and make it easier to visit for those who want to relieve the experience of other visitors in other museums.
French President Emmanuel Macron, Tuesday, January 28, 2025, More than one to modernize the Louvre Museum next to the Leonardo da Vinci Monarisa painting in the Paris in Paris We will give a speech to announce the year overhaul, long -term investment. 。 (Bertrand Guay, pool via AP)
“The conditions for exhibitions, explanations, and presentations will be suitable for Monarisa,” he said.
Leonardo's masterpiece is currently on display behind the protective glass of the largest room in the museum, and a long noisy visitor who is eager to take a selfie with a mysterious smile with a groundbreaking portrait of a woman. It is crowded on the line. It does not notice many other paintings in the room by Venetian painters such as Tizian and Veronese.
The large renovation of the 1980s museums is designed to receive 4 million visitors a year.
Last year, the Louvre Museum received 8.7 million visitors, with more than 75 % of the United States, China and neighboring countries, Italy, the UK, Germany, and Spain.
Cost and complex overhaul
Macron stated that by 2031, a new entrance to the Louvre will be created near the Seine to raise funds from the museum's Abu Dhabi branch, sponsor, and license.
He said the design contest will be performed in the next few months. In addition, several new bases are created to expand the museum.
The French staff stated that the cost of renovation would be estimated to be 700 to 800 million euros ($ 730-830 million) over the next 10 years, including half for the creation of a new entrance. Officials were unable to name French President's customs.
Macron said that ticket prices for foreign visitors from outside the European Union will now rise from 22 euros ($ 23). He promised that the museum would be safer and more comfortable for both public and employees.
Compared to the recent resumption of Notre Dam, Macron states that “the redesigned rubles museum will be restored and expanded, which will be the epicenter of our country and after that.” Ta.
Half of the Louvre's budget is funded by the French government, including the wages of 2,200 employees.
The other half will be offered by private funds such as ticket sales, profits from restaurants, shops, special events, and patrons and other partners.
Water leaks and other damage
The announcement of this renovation was that the museum was threatened by “obsolete” after Louiss de Cars, the coach of Louvre, expressed her concern earlier this month in the Minister of Cultural Racida Dati. I said.
According to the first document published by Le Parisien in French newspapers, she gradually deteriorated for the leaks, temperature fluctuations, and “to risk preserving artwork” and other problems. I warned.
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The pyramids serving at the entrance of the museum were announced in 1989 as part of the François Mitterland project, and are now out of date. The location is not properly isolated due to the cold and heat, and tends to amplify noise, and Des Cars said that both the general public and the staff make the space uncomfortable.
She said that the museum was suffering from food choices and a shortage of toilet facilities.
