
Louvre Museum’s director resigns in wake of €88m jewels heist
Laurence des Cars had been under rising pressure since the October robbery at the museum that saw $100 million of French crown jewels stolen.
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Laurence des Cars had been under rising pressure since the October robbery at the museum that saw $100 million of French crown jewels stolen.

The French president's office said it had accepted the resignation of Laurence des Cars, who has come under fire since the stunning heist of crown jewels in October.

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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...

Laurence des Cars’s departure is the latest setback for the world’s largest museum. Her tenure was marred by labor strikes, water leaks and security lapses that led to the heist in October.

Louvre director Laurence des Cars has resigned following the theft of $102 million in crown jewels, a decision praised by President Macron as an 'act of responsibility.'

French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the resignation of Louvre director Laurence des Cars, who cited her inability to overcome obstacles to the museum's modernization, four months after a crown jewels theft.