
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.

Laurence des Carrs, the director of the Louvre museum, has resigned, an act President Emmanuel Macron described as 'an act of responsibility,' coming months after a significant heist at the museum.

Emmanuel Macron je odstop pozdravil kot odgovorno dejanje ter Laurence des Cars ponudil položaj v okviru predsedovanja Francije skupini G7.

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.
O Presidente francês saudou o pedido da historiadora de arte Laurence des Cars, que dirigia o Louvre desde 2021, como “um acto de responsabilidade”.

Laurence des Cars, the director of the Louvre Museum, has resigned. French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed her resignation as a responsible act and offered her a position within France's G7 presidency.

Bereits vor einigen Monaten hatte Laurence des Cars ihren Rücktritt als Direktorin des Louvre angeboten. Nachdem die Missstände im berühmten Museum anhalten, gibt es nun eine neue Entscheidung.

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.'

Riaditeľka Louvru Laurence des Carsová podáva rezignáciu po sérii škandálov vrátane výraznej krádeže šperkov a opakovaných štrajkov pracovníkov. Prezident Macron hovorí o potrebe nového impulzu a posi

Francuski predsjednik Emmanuel Macron prihvatio je ostavku direktorice Louvrea Laurence des Cars, koja se našla na meti kritika nakon što su ukradeni krunski dragulji.

Beim Einbruch im vergangenen Oktober erbeuteten vier Täter Schmuck im Wert von 88 Millionen Dollar. Der Élysée-Palast bezeichnet den Rücktritt von des Cars nun als «Akt der Verantwortung».

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.