France’s Culture Ministry announces an international team of architects and landscape designers to deliver the Louvre Museum’s planned renovation in Paris. Multiple outlets report that the selected team includes STUDIOS Architecture Paris and Selldorf Architects. The revamp is presented as a large-scale project aimed at addressing long-running issues affecting the museum and upgrading key visitor and exhibition functions. The ministry’s announcement says the plan includes creating a new entrance for the Louvre. It also includes provisions for a dedicated space for the Mona Lisa, reflecting the museum’s goal of reconfiguring how the work is displayed for visitors. Outlets also place the project’s budget in a similar range, citing an overhaul expected to cost roughly €700–€800 million, with at least one source describing a comparable figure in dollars. The ministry frames the work as a comprehensive redevelopment that will involve both architectural and landscape design components, with the selected firms forming the core of the delivery team.
France selects international architects for Louvre overhaul including new Mona Lisa space
France’s Culture Ministry announces an international team of architects and landscape designers to deliver the Louvre Museum’s planned renovation in Paris. Multiple outlets report that the selected te...
- France’s Culture Ministry selects an international team of architects for a Louvre renovation.
- The team includes STUDIOS Architecture Paris and Selldorf Architects.
- The overhaul includes a new entrance for the Louvre.
- The project creates a dedicated display space for the Mona Lisa.
- The renovation is reported to cost about €700–€800 million (with a comparable $ figure cited by one outlet).
France said Monday that it had selected an international team of architects to transform the Louvre, which has been hit by a litany of problems including a $100 million jewelry rob...
3 months agoFrance’s Culture Ministry announced on Monday the architects and landscape designers chosen for the Louvre Museum’s planned €700-800 million revamp in Paris.
3 months agoFrance's wide-reaching redevelopment of the Louvre will be carried out by a team of international architects including STUDIOS Architecture Paris and Selldorf Architects, the culture ministry announced Monday. The overhaul will include a new entrance for the Paris museum and a dedicated space for the Mona Lisa.
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