A leaked memo from a Louvre director has sparked calls from an Italian official to return the Mona Lisa to Italy. As President Macron announces a major renovation of the 230-year-old museum, including a new entrance and a dedicated space for the famous painting,

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated room as part of a major overhaul to the Louvre in Paris.

The Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece that visitors crowd in to see will get a dedicated room as the Paris museum is renovated and expanded in a major overhaul that will take years, the French president announced Tuesday.

Amid concerns about the dilapidated state of the Louvre Museum, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a sweeping renovation.

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".

President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to alleviate crowds at the Paris museum and to charge higher fees for visitors from outside the European Union.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to expand the Louvre, and move the Mona Lisa to a new exhibition space, after the museum warned of overcrowding.

French president Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the Mona Lisa, Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece and one of the most iconic artworks in the world, would soon be moved to a new exhibition space.

Tourists hoping to spot the most famous painting in the world will likely have a much shorter wait: French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the Louvre will undergo extensive renovations,