The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” has requested urgent help from the French government to restore and renovate its ageing exhibition halls and better protect its countless works of art.

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pay a higher entrance fee to visit the Louvre, the world's most-visited museum, which is plagued by overcrowding and outdated facilities.

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".

The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, has requested urgent help from the French government to restore and renovate its ageing exhibition halls and better protect its countless works of art.

The Louvre's current entry fee is €22 (£18.45), but a new price for tourists is expected to kick in from January 1, 2026. This comes after admission prices were already hiked from €17 to €22 euros in 2024, according to Sortir à Paris. It is unclear what the new fee will be.

France`s President Macron announced a renovation plan for the Louvre, including a dedicated, independently accessible space for the Mona Lisa.

I remember when, as a child, I fought my way to the front of a queue of sweaty tourists in the Louvre, only to be pulled aside by a security guard who mistook my enthusiasm for malign intent. When I visited a few years later – still in the pre-internet age – I had raised my expectations so much that the reality was,

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

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Paris' Louvre is one of the world's most famous museums — and it's in dire need of renovation. But structural changes are not the only measure European museums are undertaking to try and remain attractive to visitors.