Visitors observe the portray the Mona Lisa by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci on show in a gallery at Louvre on May 19, 2021 in Paris, France.
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Visitors observe the portray the Mona Lisa by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci on show in a gallery at Louvre on May 19, 2021 in Paris, France.
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The room which homes the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris was final renovated solely 5 years in the past, in 2019.
But the museum is now already making additional enhancements.
In an interview with French broadcaster France Inter, excerpts of which can be found on social media, the Louvre’s director, Laurence des Cars, mentioned her establishment is now upgrading each the circumstances surrounding Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Renaissance portray, in addition to the general customer expertise.
“I place it at the heart of my mission as the director to better welcome the public. And it’s always frustrating when our visitor experience is not quite up to par — as is the case, obviously, with the Mona Lisa,” mentioned des Cars in the France Inter interview on Friday. “So in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, we are thinking about making necessary improvements.”
According to a report this previous week in the French newspaper Le Figaro, the plans contain transferring the portray, which is price greater than $830 million by some estimates, right into a separate underground room. Currently, the Mona Lisa shares a big room with different artworks.
The proposed upgrades, in accordance to Le Figaro, would create two subterranean entry factors for guests: one for the Mona Lisa and the different for non permanent exhibitions. The estimated renovation funds is 500 million euros (about $535 million). But the price ticket may very well be affected by state funds cuts.
A customer images the portray the Mona Lisa by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci on show in a gallery at the Louvre on May 19, 2021 in Paris.
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A customer images the portray the Mona Lisa by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci on show in a gallery at the Louvre on May 19, 2021 in Paris.
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The Louvre is the world’s most-visited museum, bringing in 8-10 million folks final yr, and the Mona Lisa is by far its greatest attraction. The museum receives some 20-30,000 guests day by day.
But many museum-goers complain about ready in line for hours, the stuffy circumstances, and solely getting to spend a couple of seconds viewing the portray, which is housed behind bulletproof glass.
One recent analysis of tourists’ on-line evaluations of massive museums and their most lauded artworks cited the Mona Lisa as “the world’s most disappointing masterpiece,” owing to the negativity of practically 40% of evaluations.
The Mona Lisa itself has additionally been the goal of quite a few assaults over the years. In January, local weather change activists threw soup at the portray. The work itself was not broken.
With Paris internet hosting the Olympic Games this summer time, the Louvre is anticipating a deluge of tourists. This previous week the museum launched a special exhibition devoted to the origins of the international sports activities occasion.