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< Iframe Frameborder = "0" Scrolling = "No" Marginwidth = "0" Marginheight = "0" Hspace = "0" Vspace = "0" Webkitallowfulscreen = "True" mozallowfulllscreen = "alllow" = "Autoplay" RetrierPolicy = "No-Referrer-Uhen-Downgrade" Width = "585" Height = "329" Data-digiteka-src = "//www.ultimedia.com/deliver/generic/iframe/mdtk/01253456/SRC/XKXZ0UQ/Zone/1/Showtitle/1/Sound/Yes/"> < P Class = "Article-Full__CoPo" >Laurence des Cars, president of the Louvre, unveils unpublished details on the Joconde project, the future entrance to the museum and the vast rearrangements to come.

< P > For ten days, the news has been official: the Mona Lisa will change its room. Announced by Emmanuel Macron on January 28, this move aims to offer a more accessible space to millions of visitors to the Louvre.

< P > but what will be like its future setting ? Laurence des Cars, director of the museum, reveals that never such a large space has been devoted to a single work: currently on display in the States room ( 700 m²), the Mona Lisa will take place, from 2031, in a whole new place under the square courtyard, of a < Strong > area of ​​2,000 m² , reports information from < strong >< EM > Parisien .

< H2 Class = "TXT-INT" > A dedicated space < P > This new space, still to be designed, is part of the international architecture competition whose winner will be appointed in early 2026. In addition to the East entrance, near the Louvre-Rivoli metro, the project provides for the 'Development of new underground spaces.

< P > Unlike the current room, where it is surrounded by other Italian paintings, the Mona Lisa will benefit from a dedicated space.

< P > In place of the few existing explanatory panels, a real scenography will retrace the genesis of the masterpiece, its acquisition by François Ier, the life of Léonardo da Vinci, its flight in 1911 and its transformation into Global myth.

< P >The other canvases of Vinci du Louvre-the Virgin with rocks, the beautiful ferronière, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Anne-will also be moved, but will not join the Mona Lisa. The large gallery and the room of the States will be redeveloped to rethink the hanging of Italian works.

< H2 Class = "TXT-INT" > paid entry < P > According to the same source, < Strong > Access to this new room will be more fluid thanks to escalators leading directly to the table from the entrance is . However, a specific and paid entry will be necessary, as announced by the cars.

< P > Another novelty: < Strong > Exploited schedules and < Strong > A later closure are envisaged For these new spaces, in order to better manage the crowds.

< P > In 2031, the museum will count < Strong > Six functional inputs to unclog the pyramid. Among them, the Lions door, currently little used, will be open daily. It will host a new permanent exhibition, baptized gallery of the five continents, where works from the museum will dialogue with African and Oceanian treasures. A coffee will also see the light of day.

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< P > The transformations will also affect the very frequented Egyptian antiques rooms, and French paintings, which have not been reorganized since the 1980s.

Teilor Stone

By Teilor Stone

Teilor Stone has been a reporter on the news desk since 2013. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining Thesaxon , Teilor Stone worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my teilor@nizhtimes.com 1-800-268-7116