Now she’s really got something to smile about.
Mona Lisa is moving out of shared digs and into her own “special space” at the Louvre, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday — with visiting Americans expected to help pay for the pricey upgrade.
The cost of relocating the world’s most famous work of art — designed to improve access and shorten wait times for viewing — will be funded in part by increased ticket fees for foreign tourists, who reportedly now make up about 80% of the Paris museum’s annual visitation.
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