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Thieves steal 4 Renoir paintings from French Riviera museum, 2 still missing

Two thieves stole two Renoir paintings from a French museum on Tuesday morning. They entered the museum through a hole cut in a garden fence. Police arrived after alarms sounded, and the thieves dropped two more paintings. The stolen artworks belong to the famous Orsay Museum in Paris. An investigation…

The Economic Times · Sep 8

AP PHOTOS: Paris' Orsay Museum opens up the wonders of art restoration to the public gaze

As they painstakingly scrape grime off a monumental painting by French artist Gustave Courbet, the restorers do a remarkable job of ignoring their unusual surroundings: They're watched by crowds of people, many recording on mobile phones.

The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

A climate activist in Paris stuck a protest poster on Monet's 'Poppy Field'

An environmental activist was detained after sticking a protest sign to a Monet painting in Paris’ famed Orsay Museum

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2024