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Louvre director resigns after heist highlights security failures
Culturele-figaroFrance 24dh-les-sports+2iefimeridarfi-english1mo ago5 sources

Louvre director resigns after heist highlights security failures

The Louvre Museum's director resigned Tuesday after months of pressure following the October theft of the French crown jewels, as the world's most visited museum faced widening scrutiny over security failures, labour unrest and a suspected ticket fraud scheme.

Christophe Leribault Appointed New Director of the Louvre Museum
CultureThe Guardianlsm-lvder-standard+10morgunbladidaktualne-czdeloThe Independentn1-serbiajutarnji-listla-vanguardiachannel-news-asia+2 more1mo ago13 sources

Christophe Leribault Appointed New Director of the Louvre Museum

Art historian Christophe Leribault has been named the new director of the Louvre Museum in Paris, according to French officials.

Louvre Museum director resigns in the wake of October's brazen French crown jewels heist
CultureAPKorea Herald1mo ago2 sources

Louvre Museum director resigns in the wake of October's brazen French crown jewels heist

PARIS (AP) -- The Louvre Museum's director resigned Tuesday after months of pressure following the October theft of the French crown jewels, as the world's most visited museum faced widening scrutiny over security failures, labor unrest and a suspected ticket fraud scheme. Laurence des Cars quit after a punishing year for the former royal palace -- the high-profile jewels heist from the Apollo Gallery, a mid-February burst pipe near the "Mona Lisa," water leaks damaging priceless books, staff wa

Louvre Museum director resigns in wake of brazen crown jewel heist in Paris
Culturelsm-lvSCMPmorgunbladid+1danas1mo ago4 sources

Louvre Museum director resigns in wake of brazen crown jewel heist in Paris

The Louvre Museum’s director resigned on Tuesday, ending months of questions in France’s cultural world over why no top official had stepped down after the October crown jewels theft. Laurence des Cars’ departure closed a bruising chapter for the world’s biggest museum. It came as the Louvre faces a widening narrative of an institution spiralling out of control. In the last year alone, the museum has endured the high-profile jewel theft from the Apollo Gallery, water leaks that damaged pricel...