Sky News reports:

Visitors from the UK will have to pay more to visit the Louvre in Paris than EU citizens as part of plans for a major renovation of the world's most popular museum.

French President Emmanuel Macron said visitors from outside the EU will have to pay more than those from within the bloc as part of a major overhaul of the landmark which will include moving the Mona Lisa to a new underground room of its own.

Apparently the Mona will be located in a basement room of the Louvre where punters can put a coin in a slot in order to raise a curtain to view the painting for a maximum of 30 seconds per visit.

This is a tried and tested technique previously used in brothels all over the world until it was replaced by online webcamming.

Passport scanning on entry will determine the fee to be paid based on nationality. Sanctions will be applied to prevent Russians from viewing the painting, until the Ukraine war is over of course, when Russian money will be as welcome as it was before.

Galleries all over the world are looking at how pay-per-view of their premium works could be a way to increase revenues.

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