What to know as the Louvre gets a new chief after a surprise resignation and a bruising year

After months of pressure, the Louvre has a new director. Christophe Leribault was named to lead the landmark on Wednesday, ...

The Louvre Museum's director has resigned in the wake of October's brazen jewel heist

French President Emmanuel Macron accepted Laurence des Cars' resignation as "an act of responsibility" at a moment when the ...

Louvre Museum’s director resigns following jewels heist in Paris

Thieves took less than eight minutes in October to steal £76 million worth of crown jewels in a heist at the world’s most ...
NBC Los Angeles

Louvre director resigns four months after shocking jewelry heist at the museum

The head of the Louvre Museum resigned Tuesday, four months after a brazen daylight heist where thieves snatched jewels worth ...
The Press Democrat

The home of the ‘Mona Lisa’ has a new boss to steer the Louvre out of crisis after jewel heist

PARIS (AP) — The home of the “Mona Lisa” is getting a new boss. Art historian Christophe Leribault, a veteran museum director ...
Messenger-Inquirer

France appoints new president at Louvre after jewellery heist

The president of France's famed Palace of Versailles took over as head of the Louvre following a litany of problems at the ...

Behind the Chaos at the Louvre, a French Leader’s Legacy Hangs in the Balance

President Emmanuel Macron has championed a refurbishment of the museum, but the fallout from a sensational heist has put his ...
Boston Herald

French senators say security at the Louvre is ‘not in line’ with modern standards and demand action

PARIS (AP) — A delegation of French senators visited the Louvre on Tuesday and acknowledged that the museum’s security was “not in line” with modern standards, calling for improved measures at the ...

France tasks Versailles director with overhauling Louvre after heist

By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Elissa Darwish PARIS, Feb 25 (Reuters) - France on Wednesday appointed Christophe Leribault as the ...