<P> On 6 April 2005 -- following a period of curatorial maintenance , recording , and analysis -- the painting was moved to a new location within the museum 's Salle des États . It is displayed in a purpose - built , climate - controlled enclosure behind bulletproof glass . Since 2005 the painting has been illuminated by an LED lamp , and in 2013 a new 20 watt LED lamp was installed , specially designed for this painting . The lamp has a colour rendering index up to 98 , and minimizes infrared and ultraviolet radiation which could otherwise degrade the painting . The renovation of the gallery where the painting now resides was financed by the Japanese broadcaster Nippon Television . About 6 million people view the painting at the Louvre each year . </P>
<P> On 6 April 2005 -- following a period of curatorial maintenance , recording , and analysis -- the painting was moved to a new location within the museum 's Salle des États . It is displayed in a purpose - built , climate - controlled enclosure behind bulletproof glass . Since 2005 the painting has been illuminated by an LED lamp , and in 2013 a new 20 watt LED lamp was installed , specially designed for this painting . The lamp has a colour rendering index up to 98 , and minimizes infrared and ultraviolet radiation which could otherwise degrade the painting . The renovation of the gallery where the painting now resides was financed by the Japanese broadcaster Nippon Television . About 6 million people view the painting at the Louvre each year . </P>
location of the mona lisa in the louvre
location of the mona lisa in the louvre
a new location within the museum 's Salle des États
a new location within the museum 's Salle des États