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The Louvre is a home for masterpieces but even more, it’s a place where art has been stolen, altered, repurposed, and ...
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The Louvre is the pride of France – and it’s on the verge of collapse. Can we rescue it in time?
From a jewel heist to crumbling galleries, it’s been a dire year for the world’s most visited museum. At least France has woken up to its predicament, says political commentator Agnès Poirier ...
The Louvre installed bars over the window of its Apollo Gallery, where thieves entered in October. It's one of many new ...
Bénédicte Savoy is Europe’s leading advocate for the repatriation of cultural heritage. Now, in the wake of a shocking heist, ...
Museums and the consultants who advise them have been busy reviewing their own precautions in the aftermath of the brazen ...
In 2026, the Louvre Museum in Paris is increasing the admission fee for visitors from outside Europe, including Americans, by 45 percent.
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'There was a theft at the Louvre because, in a museum, security always takes a back seat to art and welcoming the public'
COLUMN. Since the robbery on October 19, there have been calls for the resignation of Laurence des Cars, the institution's president. But she is far from being solely responsible for the failures that ...
PARIS (AP) — A freight lift rose up on its crane Tuesday toward the Louvre Museum — but this time it wasn’t jewel thieves. It ...
Non-European visitors will pay more to enter the Louvre in 2026, as higher ticket prices help fund major renovations after a ...
A major French art museum dubbed the ‘little Louvre’ has reopened after 14 years. The Musée Bonnat-Helleu, described as “one of the most important collections between Paris and Madrid”, closed in 2011 ...
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