Louvre announces architects for expansion that will include new ‘Mona Lisa’ space

The Louvre announced on Monday (May 18) that 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.

Louvre announces architects for expansion that will include new ‘Mona Lisa’ space. The Louvre announced on Monday (May 18) that 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. The design calls for a grand second public entrance to ease overcrowding and expand the Louvre’s capacity by three million visitors a year, as well as new exhibition space that would allow the crowds to see the Paris museum’s masterpiece, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, while skipping the rest of its collection. Studios Architecture Paris, the French branch of an international firm founded in San Francisco, and Selldorf Architects, a New York-based firm led by German-born architect Annabelle Selldor...