A liquid-crystal display device has a planar microlens array and a liquid-crystal display panel coupled with the planar microlens array. The planar microlens array comprises an array of convex microlenses provided on a surface of a base glass plate. The array of convex microlenses is made of an ultraviolet-curable synthetic resin having a relatively high refractive index. A cover glass plate is joined to the liquid-crystal display panel and has a peripheral edge bonded to a peripheral edge of the array of convex microlenses. The cover glass plate is spaced from the array of convex microlenses by a hermetically sealed space which is filled with an inactive gas such as dry nitrogen gas, argon gas, or the like. The surfaces of the convex microlenses may be coated with an anti-oxidation film.