The French president said the project would be paid for by the museum’s own resources and private donors, not taxpayer money.

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Macron has announced an extensive renovation plan for the Louvre Museum in Paris, targeting issues of overcrowding and outdated infrastructure. The overhaul will include a dedicated room for the Mona Lisa,

French President Emmanuel Macron said the renovation will include a new entrance near the Seine and underground rooms. There will also be a dedicated room for 'Mona Lisa.'

The Mona Lisa painting would be given its own "special space" within the Louvre which will be accessible with a separate access pass

Macron visited the museum days after Le Parisien newspapers reported on a confidential memo that the Louvre's director, Laurence des Cars, sent to Culture Minister Rachida Dati. According to the newspaper, the director warned of “a proliferation of damage to the museum’s spaces, some of which are in a very poor condition.”

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday (Jan 28) that the Louvre would be "redesigned, restored and enlarged" after the director of the world's most visited museum voiced alarm about dire conditions for visitors and its collections.

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit the Louvre on Tuesday after the Paris museum's director issued a warning about the dire conditions for visitors and artefacts, the presidency said.

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.

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.

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce ... a note expressing a series of concerns to Culture Minister Rachida Dati earlier this month saying the museum is threatened by ...