France's President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech at the Louvre Museum in Paris on January 28, 2025. Bertrand Guay/Pool via REUTERS
PARIS (Reuters) - 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pay a higher entrance fee to visit the Louvre, the world's most-visited museum, which is plagued by overcrowding and outdated facilities.
During a visit to the Paris museum, he also said Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting will have a dedicated space in the Louvre.
Macron's announcement comes after Louvre President Laurence des Cars last week warned that the centuries-old building was in a dire state, and raised the alarm over water leaks, failing infrastructures and temperature swings which endanger the conservation of works of art.
(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)
