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Photos: Mona Lisa is back; Louvre Museum reopens in Paris after 4 months

The Louvre in Pari, the world's most visited museum, reopened after its coronavirus closure on July 6 but with nearly a third of its galleries still shut. Although most of the museum's most popular draws, like the "Mona Lisa" and its vast antiquities collection will be accessible, other galleries where social distancing is more difficult have been kept off limits for now. The museum also hopes to attract more French visitors to fill the gap left by foreign tourist as it embarks on a campaign to shake off its elitist image before the Paris Olympics in four years' time.

Updated on: Jul 07, 2020 10:30 AM IST

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Visitors wearing face masks take pictures in front of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece "Mona Lisa" also known as "La Gioconda" at the Louvre Museum in Paris on July 6. The Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, reopened yesterday after its coronavirus closure but with nearly a third of its galleries still shut. (FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)

Updated on Jul 07, 2020 10:30 AM

Visitors wearing face masks take pictures in front of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece "Mona Lisa" also known as "La Gioconda" at the Louvre Museum in Paris on July 6. The Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, reopened yesterday after its coronavirus closure but with nearly a third of its galleries still shut. (FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)

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Louvre museum director Jean-Luc Martinez answers journalists' questions in front of the Louvre Museum on July 6. According to a report by AFP, the vast former palace of France’s kings has lost more than 40 million euros in ticket sales during nearly four-month lockdown, and Martinez admitted it could have a few more lean years ahead as the world adapts to the virus. (FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)

Updated on Jul 07, 2020 10:30 AM

Louvre museum director Jean-Luc Martinez answers journalists' questions in front of the Louvre Museum on July 6. According to a report by AFP, the vast former palace of France’s kings has lost more than 40 million euros in ticket sales during nearly four-month lockdown, and Martinez admitted it could have a few more lean years ahead as the world adapts to the virus. (FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)

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Paris tour guides hold posters depicting the Mona Lisa by artist Leonardo da Vinci during a demonstration at the Louvre museum courtyard to draw attention towards their working conditions in Paris as the museum reopened its doors, in France on July 6. (Christian Hartmann / REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 07, 2020 10:30 AM

Paris tour guides hold posters depicting the Mona Lisa by artist Leonardo da Vinci during a demonstration at the Louvre museum courtyard to draw attention towards their working conditions in Paris as the museum reopened its doors, in France on July 6. (Christian Hartmann / REUTERS)

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A violinist performs during a protest by Paris tour guides in the Louvre museum courtyard on July 6. Although most of the museum’s most popular draws, like the ‘Mona Lisa’ and its vast antiquities collection will be accessible, other galleries where social distancing is more difficult will remain closed. (Christian Hartmann / REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 07, 2020 10:30 AM

A violinist performs during a protest by Paris tour guides in the Louvre museum courtyard on July 6. Although most of the museum’s most popular draws, like the ‘Mona Lisa’ and its vast antiquities collection will be accessible, other galleries where social distancing is more difficult will remain closed. (Christian Hartmann / REUTERS)

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Visitors queue in front of the Louvre Pyramid designed by Chinese-born US architect Ieoh Ming Pei in Paris on July 6. To avoid bottlenecks, arrows will guide visitors through the labyrinth of galleries, with doubling back banned. (Charles Platiau / REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 07, 2020 10:30 AM

Visitors queue in front of the Louvre Pyramid designed by Chinese-born US architect Ieoh Ming Pei in Paris on July 6. To avoid bottlenecks, arrows will guide visitors through the labyrinth of galleries, with doubling back banned. (Charles Platiau / REUTERS)

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People wearing face masks visit the Louvre Museum in Paris on July 6. Some 70% of the Louvre’s 9.6 million visitors last year were from overseas, and with tourism at a standstill, Martinez told AFP that numbers could drop sharply. “We are going to be at best 20 to 30% down on last summer -- between 4,000 and 10,000 visitors a day,” he estimated. (FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)

Updated on Jul 07, 2020 10:30 AM

People wearing face masks visit the Louvre Museum in Paris on July 6. Some 70% of the Louvre’s 9.6 million visitors last year were from overseas, and with tourism at a standstill, Martinez told AFP that numbers could drop sharply. “We are going to be at best 20 to 30% down on last summer -- between 4,000 and 10,000 visitors a day,” he estimated. (FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)

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Visitors wearing face masks view artworks inside the Louvre Museum. According to a report by AFP, the museum hopes to attract more French visitors to fill the gap as it embarks on a campaign to shake off its elitist image before the Paris Olympics in four years’ time. (FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)

Updated on Jul 07, 2020 10:30 AM

Visitors wearing face masks view artworks inside the Louvre Museum. According to a report by AFP, the museum hopes to attract more French visitors to fill the gap as it embarks on a campaign to shake off its elitist image before the Paris Olympics in four years’ time. (FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)

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A visitor wearing a face mask stands in front of the jewel studded Crown of Louis XV housed in the Apollo gallery at the Louvre Museum on July 6. (FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)

Updated on Jul 07, 2020 10:30 AM

A visitor wearing a face mask stands in front of the jewel studded Crown of Louis XV housed in the Apollo gallery at the Louvre Museum on July 6. (FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)

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Visitors take pictures in front of the ‘Mona Lisa’ inside the Louvre Museum. Museum director Martinez said sometimes the Louvre can “intimidate” certain demographics and the museum needs to reassure people that its collections are also for them with improved presentation, labelling and curation. (FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)

Updated on Jul 07, 2020 10:30 AM

Visitors take pictures in front of the ‘Mona Lisa’ inside the Louvre Museum. Museum director Martinez said sometimes the Louvre can “intimidate” certain demographics and the museum needs to reassure people that its collections are also for them with improved presentation, labelling and curation. (FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)

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