France unveils architects to transform Louvre
The project will add a separate Mona Lisa space and a new entrance as officials cite security, congestion and heritage concerns.
- On Monday, the Culture Ministry selected an international team including STUDIOS Architecture Paris, Selldorf Architects, and Base Landscape Architecture for the €700-800 million 'Louvre – New Renaissance' project.
- The Louvre Museum currently receives around 9 million visitors annually, far exceeding the 4 million capacity of its 1988 entrance, prompting this overhaul to ease congestion.
- Plans include a new entrance on the eastern facade and a separate space for the Mona Lisa, which attracts around 20,000 visitors daily, allowing independent access with a separate ticket.
- While officials estimate costs between €700 million and €800 million, the French Court of Auditors projects a €1.15 billion price tag, highlighting budgetary disagreement.
- Expected to take around five years, the project follows a parliamentary inquiry chaired by MP Alexandre Portier regarding security concerns and an €88 million jewelry theft in October.
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'Mona Lisa' Is Moving to a New Home. The Louvre Just Announced the Architects Who Will Design Her Private Suite
Visitors will be able to view Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece without touring the rest of the Louvre, and visitor traffic at the museum will be able to grow by three million people annually
Louvre begins 'New Renaissance' renovation project amid security concerns
A major redevelopment of the Louvre Museum in Paris has started, led by a team of international architects. The project, announced earlier this week, will introduce a new entrance and a dedicated viewing area for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. The initiative, titled “Louvre – New Renaissance”, was first unveiled by French President Emmanuel Macron last year and has now officially begun its planning and design phase. The overall cost is estimated…
On Monday 18 May, the Louvre and the Ministère de la Culture announced the appointment of the winning teams for the major construction site of the Louvre, providing for a new entrance to unblock the pyramid, the creation of rooms and the development of a public esplanade.
Louvre announces architects for expansion that will include new Mona Lisa space
PARIS – The Louvre announced Monday it had selected a team of French, German and American architects to design its ambitious expansion project, which will transform one of the world’s foremost museums but has faced mounting criticism because of its cost.
STUDENTS Architecture and Selldorf have won the public competition that aims to restore the world's most visited museum. The controversial "New Renaissance of the Louvre" must be completed in 2031.
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