Louvre

• Louvre Museum director resigns months after crown jewel heist in Paris

  In the last year, the museum has endured the high-profile jewels theft, water leaks that damaged priceless books, multiple staff walkouts and a strike over working conditions.

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  Feb 24
  
• Activists hang photo of former prince Andrew in the Louvre

  The political campaign group Everyone Hates Elon placed the photo of the former prince on the walls of the Parisian gallery.

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  Feb 23
  
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• Louvre raises ticket prices for non-Europeans, hitting Canadian visitors

  France has hiked ticket prices at the Louvre for visitors from outside the European Union, a move that is fuelling debate over the growing backlash against overtourism.

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  Jan 16
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• Louvre woes continue after pipe burst damages hundreds of rare books

  The burst pipe, which damaged hundreds 19th and 20th century books, occurred mere weeks after the brazen daylight heist of royal jewels.

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  Dec 8, 2025
• 4 more arrested in Louvre jewel heist, Paris prosecutor says

  The two men and two women taken into custody are from the Paris region and range in age from 31 to 40, said prosecutor Laure Beccuau.

  World

  Nov 25, 2025
• Louvre heist suspect revealed to be French social media star: reports

  Four suspects are in custody as part of the investigation, including three believed to be members of the team that was filmed gaining access through the museum’s window.

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  Nov 6, 2025
• Petty criminals — not pros — executed Louvre heist: French prosecutor

  Two of the male suspects were known to the police before the robbery and had multiple theft convictions.

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  Nov 3, 2025
• Louvre jewel heist: French police arrest 5 more in ramped-up probe

  Included in the group is one of the suspected robbers, who authorities say was identified with DNA evidence collected from the scene.

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  Oct 30, 2025
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• Louvre robbery suspects arrested week after jewel heist, prosecutor says

  The prosecutor said that investigators made the arrests on Saturday evening, adding that one of the men taken into custody was preparing to leave the country.

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  Oct 26, 2025
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• French museum robbed of gold and silver coins hours after Louvre theft

  Security noticed that a sliding door at the Maison des Lumières Denis Diderot had been forced open and a display case containing gold and silver coins had been broken into.

  World

  Oct 24, 2025