La Gioconda will be illuminated with LED technology

Mona Lisa’ of Leonardo da Vinci, one of the most emblematic works of the Parisian Louvre museum, will be illuminated in an efficient and ecological way from 2013, within the framework of the replacement of the old xenon lamps with LED lighting points undertaken by that center.

The Louvre Museum and Toshiba have reached an agreement to renew their interior lighting with LED technology, which will be installed in some of the most emblematic rooms such as the one that houses the 'Mona Lisa’ by Leonardo Da Vinci; the red room, where famous works of art such as the 'Consecration of Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine' are found., by Jacques-Louis-David, as well as the Napoleon Hall, the main entrance of the museum.

This is the second phase of a collaboration agreement that began in 2010 and that has lasted until 2023. To date, part of the museum's exterior lighting has been replaced, including the Pyramid, and savings of 73% of the museum's electricity consumption and a similar reduction in C02 emissions.

The interior lighting project includes the design and development of a specific LED system for the room that houses the Mona Lisa as well as the replacement of the current luminaires in the Red Room with compatible LEDs.. The changes will be finalized in May 2013 and the lighting of the Napoleon Hall, will be completed during the first half of 2014.

Toshiba perceives this project, as highlighted in a statement, “as an example of how to combine energy savings and reducing the impact on the environment with visual improvement, maintaining the aesthetic integrity of world heritage buildings”.