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A 39-year-old male was arrested this week, French prosecutors said

The Louvre museum said it will raise ticket prices for visitors from outside the European Union, requiring tourists from the UK, the US and China to pay €32. The 45% increase is expected to lift annual revenue by up to €20 million to fund structural upgrades after last month’s brazen…

Modernizing the Sully wing is among priorities of the renovation efforts announced in January

The Louvre Museum is temporarily closing some employee offices and a public gallery due to structural fragility

From the drama of the Paris break-in to Josh O’Connor’s mud-splattered turn in Kelly Reichardt’s latest, escapades – messy and cinematic – always seem to pull us in

"The theft of the Crown jewels is undoubtedly a deafening wake-up call", according to Pierre Moscovici, the first president of the French Court of Audit, which has delivered a stinging rebuke three weeks after the high-profile robbery at the world's most visited museum.

Thieves stole £76 million in royal jewellery from the Louvre, sparking outrage after reports revealed its surveillance password was simply 'Louvre'.

Experts say the robbery is an opportunity to pressure the Louvre and Europe’s other museums to explain their collections' origins more honestly

France’s top auditors sharply criticised Louvre Museum bosses on Thursday for spending millions of euros on high-profile exhibitions and expensive purchases instead of improving security and maintaining the historic building.