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From Da Vinci to Rembrandt, here's a look at some famous museum heists throughout history

Thieves reportedly stole nine pieces of valuable jewellery from the Louvre on Sunday, but it's not the first daring heist at the museum. Here’s a look at some other famous heists worldwide.

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Heist at the Louvre: Jewels worth millions stolen from world-famous art gallery

The gallery has been forced to close after the chainsaw-wielding thieves made off with jewellery of ‘incalculable value’

Evening Standard

Ancient Egyptian notes and coffin mask to go on display in new exhibition

One of the notes records absences from work at the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings in ancient Thebes.

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141 Times People Took A Picture Only To Realize They’d Captured A Renaissance Masterpiece (New Pics)

Aren't these accidental Renaissances stunning?

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'We're here to take it back': Campaign urges museums to correct mislabelling of Ukrainian artists

The Stolen Art Campaign by NGO Shadows Project aims to correct misattributions of Ukrainian artists in Western museums, highlighting Russia's cultural erasure.

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‘Louvre Couture’ exhibition in Paris breaks record to become Louvre’s second most visited showcase

Paris’ Louvre attracted more than a million people for its ‘Louvre Couture’ exhibition, the museum’s first showcase dedicated to fashion.

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Paris, Barcelona, Venice overwhelmed as tourism increases over prepandemic levels

International travel reached 99% of its prepandemic levels in 2024 and is already on the rise in 2025.

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Humble peasants … or an odyssey of sex and death? The Millet masterpiece that electrified modern art

Van Gogh saw compassion for the rural worker; Dalí saw phalluses and a child’s grave. As The Angelus comes to the UK, our critic celebrates a painting so deep it could even induce hallucinations

The Guardian - UK

The Louvre plans shake-up to give Mona Lisa ‘space to breathe’

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The Independent UK

The Louvre shuts its doors amid fears of overcrowding

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The Independent UK

Paris Louvre closure leaves thousands waiting as officials hold undisclosed emergency talks

The Louvre Museum in Paris delayed its opening on Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stranded in long, unmoving lines outside the iconic glass pyramid.

Euronews

Iconic tourist destination closes unexpectedly, with thousands left waiting outside

Tourists are warned it is not clear when they will be granted entry

The Independent UK

Epic crossover: Age of Empires joins forces with the world's most popular museum for a historic exhibit

The Louvre's new Mamluk Sultanate exhibit is using Age of Empires to help share its story, and there's a livestream happening on June 12 that you can't miss.

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Louvre art school launches crowdfunding drive to help struggling students

Faced with the rising cost of living, many students at the prestigious Ecole du Louvre art history school in Paris are finding themselves struggling financially. Its director has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help students focus on their studies rather than worry about paying their rent.

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The Guardian - UK

Visitors flock to Paris’s Pompidou Centre before it closes for renovations

Art lovers catch last glimpse of prestigious art collection before gallery shuts for five years for major revamp

Marie Claire

The Best Looks From Le Grande Dîner du Louvre, AKA the French Met Gala

This night at the museum was especially stylish.

The Independent UK

Mona Lisa to be placed in ‘special’ private room as part of Louvre renovation

Museum will undergo renovation that will see creation of a grand new entrance and underground gallery rooms

Radio France Internationale

Macron reveals bold Louvre overhaul with exclusive space for Mona Lisa

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced his plan to renovate Paris's Louvre museum which is plagued by overcrowding and outdated facilities.

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The Independent UK

British tourists to be charged more to see Mona Lisa because of Brexit

Macron has announced new plans to renovate the Louvre to make it more accessible for Parisians

The Independent UK

The Louvre in Paris needs a full upgrade – here’s a list of its problems

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce possibly hundreds of millions of euros in renovation work for the Louvre

International Business Times

Louvre Opens First Fashion Exhibition After Shock Memo About Decay

The Louvre in Paris opened its first-ever fashion exhibition on Friday, seeking to draw new, younger audiences amid national concern about conditions inside the landmark art destination.

International Business Times

Louvre Holds First Fashion Exhibition, Eyeing New Audiences

The Louvre in Paris opened its first-ever fashion exhibition on Friday, seeking to draw new, younger audiences to the world's most popular museum.

Radio France Internationale

Louvre plagued by leaks and crumbling infrastructure, museum boss warns

The Louvre, the world's most visted museum, is suffering structural damage that threatens its future as a global cultural treasure, according to a confidential memo revealed by French newspaper Le Parisien, which cited leaks, overcrowding and inadequate facilities.

The Guardian - UK

‘The ghosts are everywhere’: can the British Museum survive its omni-crisis?

Beset by colonial controversy, difficult finances and the discovery of a thief on the inside, Britain’s most visited museum is in deep trouble. Can it restore its reputation?

The Guardian - UK

‘It is everything art gets a bad name for and everything I love’: Damien Hirst and Cornelia Parker on choosing artworks for schools

Antony Gormley and Bridget Riley also pick works to be shown on high-res displays, thanks to a drive to put art at the core of the secondary school cultural syllabus

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