Last spring, the world’s most-visited art museum, the Louvre in Paris, proposed moving its most popular artwork—Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa—to its own subterranean room. Now, that idea ...

One critic referred to the Mona Lisa as the “Kim Kardashian of 16th-century Italian portraiture,” in a New York Times op-ed pleading for the painting to receive its own space.

PARIS, France — 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 ...

Mona Lisa to get its own room? 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 June 7, 2024.

January 28, 2025 The ‘Mona Lisa’ Is Getting Its Own Private Room at the Louvre The French president announced a few changes coming to the world's largest museum, in a bid to prevent overcrowding.

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 landmark ...

More than one artist did him the honor of drawing a mustache and goatee onto Duchamp's image, just as he had tweaked the "Mona Lisa." The exhibit, developed over five years, is essentially the first ...

PARIS, France — 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 ...

Last year, 8.7 million people visited the Louvre, most of them standing in long, noisy lines to catch a brief glimpse of — and likely a selfie with — Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile behind her ...