Art critics hailed news of the move, saying that the precious painting has stolen the spotlight for long enough.

A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo. But was she also the subject of the Mona Lisa? Many scholars believe she ...

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

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

But once inside the room where Mona Lisa currently lives, her global allure means crowds jostling to catch a glimpse of her mysterious face. The painting's relatively small size often comes as a ...

The Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated gallery inside the Louvre Museum which is due to undergo major renovations and ...

The leaked memo said the Louvre suffered from “proliferation of damage in museum spaces, some of which are in very poor condition.” ...

That will make the visit simpler for those who want to see the painting and ease the life of other visitors in the rest of the museum, he said. The “Mona Lisa” is now being shown behind ...

"It's a huge painting that people don't look at because it's on the wall that faces the Mona Lisa. They have their backs to ...

As part of an ambitious overhaul of the Louvre in Paris, Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Mona Lisa will be installed in a special exhibition space — hopefully alleviating the crush of ...