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 said on Tuesday that non-EU visitors will pay a higher entrance fee to visit the Louvre, the world's most-visited museum, which is plagued by overcrowding and outdated facilities.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday 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

The Louvre, originally designed to accommodate a maximum of four million visitors annually, now sees nearly nine million people pass through its doors each year

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.”

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum, which he said will be renovated and expanded in a major overhaul.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced higher entrance fees for non-EU visitors to the Louvre. The decision aims to address the museum's issues of overcrowding and outdated infrastructure. Additionally,

French President Emmanuel Macron announced major renovations at the Louvre, including a dedicated room for the Mona Lisa. The revamp aims to address overcrowding and outdated facilities, with a new entrance and underground rooms planned.

France's President Emmanuel Macron said the Mona Lisa painting would be given its own "special space" within the Louvre as he unveiled a plan to renovate the museum.