Brits will have to pay more to enter the world's most popular museum than EU visitors as part of major renovation
Brits will have to pay more to enter the world's most popular museum than EU visitors as part of major renovation
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Visitors from the UK will have to pay more to visit the Louvre in Paris than EU citizens as part of plans for a major renovation of the world's most popular museum. French President Emmanuel Macron said visitors from outside the EU will have to pay more than those from within the bloc as part of a major overhaul of the landmark which will include moving the Mona Lisa to a new underground room of its own.
Speaking in front of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece on Tuesday, Mr Macron said it will have a "special space" within the Louvre as part of what he called "a new renaissance". The Mona Lisa is currently kept behind protective glass in the museum's largest room, which is often filled with long, noisy queues of visitors hoping for a selfie with the early 16th-century classic.
Mr Macron did not disclose the likely cost of the project, but it is thought hundreds of millions of euros will be needed to modernise the site, which suffers from overcrowding and outdated facilities. A spokesperson for the president, quoted by euronews, said taxpayers will foot a "very small part" of the bill.
The Pompidou Centre, another major museum in Paris, is closing at the end of this year for a five-year renovation worth 262m euros (£219m). Notre-Dame holds first mass since Paris cathedral reopened after 2019 fire. Emmanuel Macron vows to stay in office following prime minister's resignation.
First glimpse inside restored Notre-Dame cathedral five years after devastating fire. The underground rooms, one of which will house the famous Renaissance painting, and a new entrance near the River Seine, scheduled to open in 2031, are part of the scheme, the first overhaul of the Louvre since the 1980s.
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