The Mona Lisa in the Louvre — the portrait in its gilded frame with visitors before it
France
Paris
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The Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa hangs in the Louvre behind bulletproof glass. The painting is small — about 77 by 53 centimetres — and almost everyone seeing it for the first time is surprised how little it is.

It became world-famous after a theft: in 1911 a museum worker carried it out under his smock, and the painting was hunted across Europe for two years. Newspapers wrote about it every day, and that is how the portrait turned into a symbol. Look closely at the corners of the mouth and eyes: Leonardo blurred the edges, so the expression shifts depending on where you look.

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Secrets of the Louvre: an interactive tour for children and parents
Paris
Secrets of the Louvre: an interactive tour for children and parents (2 hours)
How do you tell children about ancient gods, pharaohs and masterpieces of art so that they go from hall to hall holding their breath rather than counting the minutes?
from 6 years
2 hours
330€
Group of up to 3
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