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French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech to announce a multi-year overhaul, long-term investments to modernize the Louvre museum, next to Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the Mona Lisa, at the Louvre Museum, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Paris. ( Bertrand Guay, Pool via AP)

‘Mona Lisa’ will get its own room under a 10-year renovation of the Louvre in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced 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 within the next ten years.
 
Workers wait outside the gate at The Palace of Versailles on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023 in Versailles, France. One of France's most visited tourist attractions, was evacuated for a security scare, for the the second time in four days, with France on heightened alert against feared attacks after the fatal stabbing of a school teacher. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)

3 French airports, Palace of Versailles evacuated in latest security alerts

 
Staff leave the Louvre Museum as people are evacuated after it received a written threat, in Paris, Saturday Oct. 14, 2023. The Louvre Museum says it is closing for the day and evacuating all visitors and staff after a threat. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert

 
Police officers stand guard outside the Louvre Museum as people are evacuated after it received a written threat, in Paris, Saturday Oct. 14, 2023. The Louvre Museum says it is closing for the day and evacuating all visitors and staff after a threat. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert

 
FILE - Journalists walk past Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa during a visit of the Louvre museum Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have gained new insight into the techniques that Leonardo da Vinci used to paint his groundbreaking portrait of the woman with the exquisitely enigmatic smile. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Scientists pry a secret from the `Mona Lisa’ about how Leonardo painted the masterpiece

 

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French President Emmanuel Macron says the Mona Lisa will move to a new, dedicated room inside the Louvre museum

 

French President Emmanuel Macron announces a multiyear overhaul, long-term investments to modernize the Louvre museum