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The 'Mona Lisa' will get its own room under a major renovation of the Louvre
Read full article: The 'Mona Lisa' will get its own room under a major renovation of the LouvreFrench President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the āMona Lisaā will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre.
See the moment climate activists throw soup at the 'Mona Lisa' in Paris
Read full article: See the moment climate activists throw soup at the 'Mona Lisa' in ParisTwo climate activists have hurled soup at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris and shouted slogans advocating for a sustainable food system.
Worldās tallest digital art exhibit on display during Miami Art Week
Read full article: Worldās tallest digital art exhibit on display during Miami Art WeekThe āThe Super Bowl of the Art World,ā is underway for the 20th year of the Miami Art Basal, where the city is lighting-up with the Worldās Tallest Digital Art Exhibit, at the 60-story Paramount Miami Worldcenter skyscraper.
Why Louvre's Mona Lisa keeps a smile: Paris' cooling system
Read full article: Why Louvre's Mona Lisa keeps a smile: Paris' cooling systemPerhaps the reason why the Mona Lisa maintains her famously enigmatic smile is that she benefits from one of Parisā best-kept secrets: An underground cooling system thatās been helping her cope with sweltering heat that has broken temperature records in Europe.
Man in wig throws cake at glass protecting Mona Lisa
Read full article: Man in wig throws cake at glass protecting Mona LisaA man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum and shouted at people to āThink of the Earth.ā.
With no crowds, Louvre gets rare chance to refurbish
Read full article: With no crowds, Louvre gets rare chance to refurbishLeonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa hangs on the wall in a deserted Louvre museum, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. The 518-year-old Mona Lisa will have seen many things in her life on display, but rarely this: Almost four months with no visitors. She stares out in Paris' Louvre, across bulletproof glass into the now-silent emptiness of the shuttered Salle des Etats. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)PARIS ā The 518-year-old Mona Lisa has seen many things in her life on a wall, but rarely this: Almost four months with no Louvre visitors. Itās uncertain when the Paris museum will reopen, after being closed on Oct. 30 in line with the French governmentās virus containment measures.
"Mona Lisa" back at work, visitors limited as Louvre reopens
Read full article: "Mona Lisa" back at work, visitors limited as Louvre reopensVisitors take photos of the Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa, in Paris, Monday, July 6, 2020. The home of the world's most famous portrait, the Louvre Museum in Paris, reopened Monday after a four-month coronavirus lockdown. Paris' Louvre Museum, which houses the world's most famous portrait, reopened Monday after a four-month coronavirus lockdown and without its usual huge throngs. The bulk of the Louvre's visitors before the pandemic used to come from overseas, led by travelers from the United States. The Louvre is hoping to instead attract visitors from closer to home, including the Paris region, but is bracing for a plunge in numbers.
Back to grindstone for 'Mona Lisa' at post-lockdown Louvre
Read full article: Back to grindstone for 'Mona Lisa' at post-lockdown LouvreJournalists walk past Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa during a visit of the Louvre museum ahead of its reopening next July 6, in Paris, Tuesday, June 23, 2020. After four months of virus-imposed inactivity, the world's most visited museum is counting on the worlds most famous portrait, the Mona Lisa to help lure back visitors, when the Louvre reopens on July 6. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)PARIS The Mona Lisa found herself all alone. The coronavirus had emptied her room at the Louvre Museum of its usual throngs of admirers. Signs remind dawdlers that "Mona Lisa has a great many admirers.
No Eiffel, Mona Lisa or Versailles: Iconic sites stay closed
Read full article: No Eiffel, Mona Lisa or Versailles: Iconic sites stay closedFILE - In this Oct.23, 2019 file photo, tourists wait to see Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa, at the Louvre museum, in Paris. Iconic sites that are among some of France's biggest tourist draws won't reopen when the country lifts most of its coronavirus restrictions next week. Neither the Louvre Museum, the Eiffel Tower nor the Versailles Palace will be reopening next week when France lifts many of its remaining coronavirus lockdown restrictions. None of France's three most iconic tourist sites will reopen when the country lifts most of its remaining coronavirus lockdown restrictions next week. About 20%-30% of the museums rooms might be closed but of course the Mona Lisa will be open," Sacristin said.