Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American ...

The world's most visited museum is also overcrowded, antiquated and desperate for renovations that will start next year and ...

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

At the AI Action Summit in Paris on February 10, 2025, the AskMona AI interface was showcased, allowing users to engage in conversations with famous artworks like Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa." ...

People who dwell on the Mona Lisa’s many mysteries – how we feel like she’s exchanging looks with us; that extraordinary enigmatic smile – should avoid the crowds and instead head to see another ...

It’s simply a contraction of “ma donna,” or “my lady” in Italian — like saying Madam Lisa in English. Some alternatives: Mona Lisa was Leonardo’s mother or some other Italian noblewoman or a disguised ...

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"Conditions of display, explanation and presentation will be up to what the 'Mona Lisa' deserves," he said.Leonardo's masterpiece is now being shown behind protective glass in the museum's largest ...

"I'm kinda like a prettier Jesus," Lisa del Giacondo sang to herself, alone at last in Leonardo da Vinci's other ... would devote an entire room for the Mona Lisa, French President Emmanuel ...