The French institution has a new vision concerning the whereabouts of the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece.
, the museum’s crown jewel is at the center of renovation plans aimed at quelling “disappointment” over the artwork’s crowded viewing experience. Per the French newspaperthe da Vinci masterpiece—currently housed in the museum’s Denon wing—would be relocated to its own separate chamber in the basement of the institution.
Reportedly, the renovation would allow guests to bypass the famous glass pyramid entrance in favor of two underground entry points: one for theand the other for temporary exhibitions. The budget for the museum’s overhaul is estimated to be €500 million but could see a potential reduction due to efforts by French President Emmanuel Macron to curb state spending.
“We don’t welcome visitors very well in this room, so we feel we’re not doing our job properly,” Laurence des Cars, director of the Louvre, explained. “Moving the Mona Lisa to a separate room could put an end to public disappointment.” de Cars also mentioned that the renovation would allow guests to have a more pleasurable viewing experience with the other works that are kept near theVincent Delieuvin, the Louvre’s chief curator of 16th-century Italian painting, echoed de Cars’s statement.
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