Art critics hailed news of the move, saying that the precious painting has stolen the spotlight for long enough.

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.

Now that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in the same space by Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese may finally get their due.

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.

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

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

Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting will get a room to itself at the Louvre Museum, announced the French President Emmanuel Macron

Brits could soon pay more to enter the Louvre to see Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting, as French president Emmanuel Macron announces major overhaul of the world's most visited museum

An estimated 80 per cent of the Louvre's 9 million yearly visitors come for the Mona Lisa. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Will the Louvre’s New Renaissance project, which will create a separate special chamber for the Mona Lisa, allow for an eventual political renaissance for France’s beleaguered President?