"When I came to Lecco. I realized he had painted the Mona Lisa here." For centuries, art historians have been trying to ...

Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American visitors will have to help pay for it.

Discover the hidden stories of the Louvre in Paris, with Elaine Sciolino’s new book Adventures in the Louvre, out this April ...

damage or degradation to various spaces throughout the museum, increased water damage from leaks, and the overall experience of viewing the Mona Lisa in the Salle des États gallery. In June of ...

“Every day, this very room is the scene of intense agitation,” Louvre Director Laurence des Cars said Tuesday in the Salle des États, where the Mona Lisa now hangs. The museum’s ...

Macron said the expansion of the museum will allow the “Mona Lisa” to be moved to a new, dedicated room accessible to visitors through a special ticket. That will make the visit simpler for ...

The renovations are expected to take nearly a decade to complete and will include a new entrance and a dedicated room displaying the Mona Lisa. The aims: to bring the museum up to modern standards ...

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the "Mona Lisa" will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum under a major renovation and expansion of the Paris ...