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Louvre chief quits after jewel heist and mounting museum scandals

Laurence des Cars, the first woman to lead the Louvre Museum, has stepped down less than five months after a spectacular crown jewel robbery exposed serious security lapses at the world’s most visited museum. French President Emmanuel Macron accepted her resignation, describing it as an act of......

Christophe Leribault expected to lead the Louvre as leadership reshuffle unfolds

France’s cultural sector is preparing for a major leadership transition as Christophe Leribault, current president of the Château de Versailles, is widely expected to become the next head of the Louvre Museum. The appointment is expected to be reviewed during the weekly Council of Ministers......

Louvre remains closed on Monday due to ongoing strike

The Louvre Museum in Paris will remain closed on Monday as its staff continue a strike that began in mid-December, the museum and unions confirmed. Between 300 and 350 employees voted to extend the industrial action after negotiations with the Ministry of Culture and the Louvre management failed to......

Louvre workers strike over poor conditions and security concerns

The Louvre Museum in Paris faced another setback on Monday as workers voted to strike, citing poor working conditions, overcrowding, and security failures. This comes just weeks after a high-profile jewel heist exposed vulnerabilities at the world’s most-visited museum. Museum closure and staff......

Louvre raises ticket prices for Non-EU visitors

Paris, November 28, 2025 — The Louvre Museum will soon implement a significant price increase for visitors arriving from outside the European Union as well as from non-EU countries within the European Economic Area. The revised pricing, set to begin on January 14, reflects the museum’s intention......

Louvre heist: one woman charged and jailed, another suspect released

French authorities have charged and jailed a 38-year-old woman in connection with the spectacular Louvre Museum heist in Paris, while another suspect has been released without charges. The stolen jewelry, valued at €88 million, remains missing. The woman, arrested last Wednesday in the Paris region......

Louvre Heist: Four new suspects arrested in Paris

Four individuals were arrested on Wednesday evening by officers of the Brigade for the Repression of Banditry (BRB) in connection with the spectacular Louvre Museum robbery that occurred eleven days ago. The arrests took place around 8 p.m. in Paris’s 16th arrondissement, according to a police......

Louvre Heist: French interior Minister rejects plan to install police station inside museum

Following last week’s audacious jewel theft at the Louvre, France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez has firmly rejected the idea of establishing a police station inside the museum.  Nuñez dismissed the proposal made by Louvre director Laurence des Cars, arguing that the......

Paris prosecutor values stolen Louvre jewels at over $100 million

A spectacular heist at the Louvre has stunned France after eight pieces of royal jewelry, including crown diamonds, were stolen from the museum’s Apollo Gallery in the early hours of Sunday. The Paris prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, revealed on Tuesday that the stolen collection is valued at around......