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

Tourists could be forced to pay more to see Mona Lisa as part of Louvre revamp - Macron has announced new plans to renovate the Louvre to make it more accessible for Parisians ...

Tourists hoping to spot the most famous painting in the world will likely have a much shorter wait: French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the Louvre will undergo extensive ...

An estimated 80 percent of those crowds come for the Mona Lisa — a magnet for droves of selfie-snapping tourists that has become a crowd-control headache. Mr. Macron said that the dedicated room ...

French president targets non-EU citizens as he seeks to raise money for attraction plagued by overcrowding and leaks ...

A multi-year overhaul will see a new entrance built as well as a separate underground gallery for Leonardo da Vinci's ...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday 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 ...

FILE - Crowd of tourists with their phones in hand, taking photos of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa inside the Louvre Museum in Paris, France on 7 June 2024. (Photo by ANTOINE BOUREAU/Hans Lucas ...

Non-EU citizens face extra charges when visiting the famous French museum in order to help fund a dedicated Mona Lisa room.