From the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911 to the French Crown Jewels heist this past weekend, the Parisian museum has seen some audacious crimes over the decades.

A "chronic, structural underestimation of the risk of intrusions and theft" left the Louvre exposed for over 20 years to the kind of heist the museum experienced this month, French culture minister Rachida Dati said on Friday.

Masked thieves steal “priceless” jewels from the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery in a daring daylight robbery, forcing the museum’s sudden closure Sunday.

Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said the information made public about the arrests in the Louvre case should not have been disclosed.

Two suspects arrested in connection with the theft of France’s crown jewels from the Louvre museum have admitted involvement in the heist and have been remanded in custody, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday.

A year ago, the Musée du Louvre was in the midst of a record-breaking Leonardo exhibition that looked likely to push its visitor figures for 2020 to new heights. But as the coronavirus pandemic began to overwhelm Europe in the spring, the Parisian museum ...

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The French president Emmanuel Macron has nominated Laurence des Cars, currently the president of the Musée d’Orsay, to helm the Louvre in a major shake-up at the world-famous Paris institution. The decision marks the first time a woman has been named ...

The Paris prosecutor says four suspects arrested so far are "clearly local people", not organised crime professionals.