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Louvre set for fresh start as leadership change follows string of scandals

After months of scandal and scrutiny, the Louvre is preparing for new leadership as France moves to restore confidence in its most visited museum, as the museum president resigns.

Radio France Internationale

Louvre president resigns as jewellery heist inquiry reveals ‘systemic failures’

Laurence des Cars steps down days after parliamentary inquiry called Paris museum a ‘state within a state’

The Guardian - UK

Louvre chief Laurence des Cars resigns as fallout from French security failures continues

Laurence des Cars has quit as director of the Paris Louvre Museum as the fallout continues over the daylight robbery which saw priceless crown jewels stolen from the world's most popular museum.

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Louvre official says fraud ‘inevitable’ at large museums as France probes multimillion euro scheme

The Louvre’s No. 2 has described a more than 10 million euros ticket fraud scheme as something that was likely inevitable

The Independent UK

€10 million ticketing scam at Louvre museum: nine people under investigation

Nine people have been indicted as part of the investigation into a major ticketing scam at the Louvre, estimated to have cost the world's most visited museum more than €10 million, the Paris public prosecutor's office has said.

Euronews

Louvre leak: 19th-century ceiling painted damaged by burst water pipe

The burst water pipe is the latest in a string of setbacks for Louvre managers that have affected the museum's daily operations since the theft of France's historic Crown Jewels last October.

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French police arrest nine people over suspected €10m Louvre ticket fraud

Prosecutors’ office says two museum workers, several tour guides and suspected mastermind among those detained

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Nine detained over suspected Louvre ticket scam worth over €10m

Paris prosecutors say nine people, including two staff, are being detained as part of an investigation into a suspected decade-long €10 million ticket fraud scheme at the Louvre, the world's most visited museum.

Radio France Internationale

‘A crime against our heritage’: French fury over moving the Bayeux Tapestry

Art experts and local officials in France are horrified that the 1,000-year-old tapestry is being moved across the Channel

The Independent UK

Louvre says crown crushed during heist can be restored

The crown of Empress Eugénie, the wife of Napoleon III, which had 1,354 diamonds, is largely intact and will be carefully repaired

The Independent UK

Louvre heist: Empress Eugénie's dropped and damaged crown to be restored to former glory

The French museum says the historic crown, dropped and left damaged during the dramatic daylight robbery last October, is almost intact and will be fully restored.

Euronews

Prado announces changes to avoid being like ‘the Metro at rush hour’

‘The Prado doesn’t need a single visitor more,’ said the museum’s director

The Independent UK

Louvre museum to charge non-Europeans more: Here are the tourist attractions using dual pricing

Dual pricing is already in place for various tourist tickets or fees across Europe and the rest of the world.

Euronews

TikToker Gets Arrested After Shocking Act That Caused Police Action

A TikToker's attempt for viral fame backfires after a fake emergency call leads to police fury and arrest, exposing the dark side of chasing views.

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New strike at Paris Louvre Museum leads to partial closure as staff protest over working conditions

The strike initially launched last month was suspended over the festive period, but staff have now voted overwhelmingly to walkout over working conditions leaving the world's most visited museum partially open.

The Guardian - UK

Élysée Palace staff member accused of stealing tableware worth up to €40,000

Silver steward is one of three people arrested in connection with alleged theft from presidential residence

International Business Times UK

$15 Million Cryptocurrency Heist in New York as 23 Year Old Accused Held at Rikers

A 23 year old New York man is accused of stealing £11.7 million in a sophisticated cryptocurrency scam by posing as a Coinbase employee. Now held at Rikers Island, he might face a severe punishment.

The Independent UK

Why the world's most visited museum has reached a breaking point

The ongoing strike at the Louvre has become a major test of the museum's management

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Louvre strikes rumble on amid $102M heist fallout

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Paris Louvre museum to remain partially open as strike action over work conditions continues

Louvre union workers unanimously agreed to continue the walkout amid mounting social and security concerns

The Independent UK

World’s most visited museum remains shut as staff strike

Culture Ministry officials have held crisis talks with unions

The Independent UK

Louvre workers to vote on extending strike as security scrutiny intensifies

Employees at the Louvre Museum are set to vote on whether to extend a strike that shut the world’s most visited museum

The Independent UK

Louvre faces standstill as staff weigh move after jewel heist and shutdown

The crunch vote comes as the museum struggles with the aftermath of a daylight jewel heist

Euronews

Louvre jewel thieves escaped with 30 seconds to spare, Senate inquiry finds

All four suspected members of the motorbike-mounted crew have been arrested, but the missing jewels, valued at around €88 million, have not yet been recovered.

International Business Times UK

Louvre Shutdown In The Horizon? Security Failures, Poor Working Conditions Force Museum Into Crisis Mode

Louvre workers strike over poor conditions and security gaps. Union official Christian Galani warns urgent change is needed to protect the museum's future.

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