The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” has requested urgent help from the French government to restore and renovate its ageing exhibition halls and better protect its countless works of art.

The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, has requested urgent help from the French government to restore and renovate its ageing exhibition halls and better protect its countless works of art.

In a memo to the French culture minister leaked this week, Laurence des Cars warned of the "proliferation of damage" in galleries.

A leaked memo by Louvre director Laurence des Cars has revealed the dire state of the famous Parisian museum. View on euronews