Leonardo da Vinci's famed "Mona Lisa" portrait is getting a new home at Paris' Louvre while the museum undergoes renovations.

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 will take years to complete.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday a new restoration and expansion project for the Louvre Museum.

The Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece that visitors crowd in to see will get a dedicated room as the Paris museum is renovated and expanded in a major overhaul that will take years, the French president announced Tuesday.

A multi-year overhaul will see a new entrance built as well as a separate underground gallery for Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece in what Mr Macron called a "new renaissance".

French President Emmanuel Macron is due to visit the Louvre on Tuesday after its director issued a warning about leaks, overcrowding and sub-standard catering in a confidential note that has raised

With upgrades including a separate room for the Mona Lisa, the renovation of Paris' Louvre Museum is expected to cost between $730 million and $825 million over the next decade.

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron was set on Tuesday to visit the Louvre and make an announcement about its future, after the director of the

French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled plans to renovate the Louvre as part of a so-called 'New Renaissance' project, days after the museum's director warned that the building was dilapidated.

The TikTok creator who Macron helped had previously called the president a “dwarf married to his French teacher,” who presided over a “country the size of a potato crisp.”

Musée du Louvre : The Mona Lisa soon in a new room? At a press conference, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, would be moved to a brand-new room beneath the Cour Carré. The idea: to make it easier for visitors to access, and independent of the Museum. [Read more]

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