French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated room as part of a major overhaul to the Louvre in Paris.

The 'Mona Lisa' is to be moved into its own specially ticketed space, a redevelopment is financed by museum income and sponsorship.

France will launch a six-year renovation of the Louvre in Paris, enlarging the world's most-visited museum to make room for the huge crowds who now cram inside the palace on the banks of the Seine, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.