Louvre

PARIS — The head of the Louvre, Laurence des Cars, has resigned after months of mounting crises at the world’s largest museum, including a high-profile robbery of French crown jewels, the French presidency announced. President Emmanuel Macron accepted Des Cars’ resignation, with the Elysee hailing it as “an act of responsibility at a time when the world’s largest museum needs appeasement and a new strong impetus to carry out major security projects.” Macron appointed Des Cars to lead the Louvre in 2021. Des Cars had come…

Two arrested after audacious daylight heist of France’s crown jewels at the Louvre Two men were detained near Paris on Wednesday evening in connection with a brazen daylight robbery at the Louvre that exposed unexpected vulnerabilities in one of the world’s most secure cultural institutions. French prosecutors said one suspect was arrested at Charles de Gaulle airport as he attempted to board a flight to Algeria, and a second was rounded up later the same night, bringing a dramatic overnight twist to an already…

Louvre director admits gaps in perimeter cameras after brazen daylight theft of royal jewels The director of the Louvre told French senators this week that surveillance around the museum’s outer walls was “highly insufficient,” acknowledging what many had feared after a daylight raid that saw priceless imperial jewellery stolen from the Apollo Gallery. “There are some perimeter cameras, but they are ageing,” Laurence des Cars told the Senate culture committee as investigators pursued leads in one of the most audacious…

In 2020, more than 28,000 cultural objects were seized by French customs. In the context of customs, the French Archaeological Mission in Libya and the Office for Combating Trade in Cultural Objects, the Louvre in Paris allows the public to see works seized in France in 2012 and 2016 while they were being exported illegally. An unsurpassed presentation until 13 December that contributes to the fight…