After the announcement by Emmanuel Macron of a major renovation project of the Louvre Museum last week, the new organization is becoming clearer.
Notre-Dame de Paris finished, place at the site of Louvre museum ! While director of the famous establishment who houses the Mona Lisa denounced the dilapidation of the premises in mid-January, the President of the Republic announced Tuesday, January 28, a major renovation project. It will take place over five years, until 2031. An international architecture competition soon launched will designate a winner in early 2026.
On the occasion of this great reorganization and the enlargement of the Louvre Museum, the Joconde, a star of the premises, will be moved to a larger room, offering a extended time slot. Objective: to offer more optimal conditions to visitors from around the world who flock every day to observe the masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci. But that will not be without consequences for their wallet.
A new Special Monitoring ticket from 2031
To go see the Mona Lisa, you will now have to buy an additional ticket, in addition to the entry ticket, said to France Inter Laurence des Cars, president of the Louvre. “The idea is to have a Louvre ticket which gives you access to the permanent collections and the exhibitions […] And, if you want to see the Mona Lisa, it will be this post plus access to the Mona Lisa, “said Laurence des Cars on the radio on Sunday, February 2. And adding:” Our proposal is to assume The exceptional status of the Mona Lisa. “At this stage, we still do not know the price of this famous ticket for the Mona Lisa. But it will not be a priori implemented before the end of the work, 2031 if the deadlines are held .
A room entirely dedicated to the Mona Lisa
This Friday, Laurence des Cars confided in the Parisian. She delivered more details concerning the future organization. Thus, the Mona Lisa, currently exhibited in the States room – the largest in the museum with its 700 m² – should take up residence in a 2,000 m² room newly furnished under the square courtyard. Or near a new entry which will be created at the eastern end of the Louvre museum.
The space must still be drawn by the architects who will participate in the competition. Nevertheless, we already know that the famous painting will no longer be surrounded by other Italian paintings, as is currently the case. The play should be devoted to its history: from Genesis to the acquisition of the painting by François 1er, without forgetting its legend and its flight in 1911. “It will be a moment of contemplation in a pleasant and innovative way, which is not Not the case currently, “projects Laurence des Cars.