French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday a new restoration and expansion project for the Louvre Museum.

Macron visited the museum days after Le Parisien newspapers reported on a confidential memo that the Louvre's director, Laurence des Cars, sent to Culture Minister Rachida Dati. According to the newspaper, the director warned of “a proliferation of damage to the museum’s spaces, some of which are in a very poor condition.”

The world-famous needs a massive injection of cash if it is to cope with visitor numbers, the museum's president has said