Musée du Louvre - Finestre sull'Arte

Christophe Leribault: this is who is the new director of the Louvre

The direction of the Louvre Museum, following the resignation of former director Laurence des Cars, will be entrusted to Christophe Leribault, former president of the Palace of Versailles and at the helm of the Musée d'Orsay until 2024. A gen...
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Louvre director Laurence des Cars resigns

The president and director of the Louvre Museum, Laurence des Cars, has submitted her resignation to the President of the Republic, effective immediately. "Among difficulties and successes, directing the Louvre has been the honor of my professional ...
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Theft at the Louvre: Empress Eugenie's crown will be restored. Photos of the current condition

Having escaped theft at the Louvre on Oct. 19, 2025, Empress Eugénie's crown had been found at the foot of the Apollo Gallery. Initially held by the judicial police for investigative purposes, the crown had been handed over to the Department of Decor...
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Louvre, renovated and refurbished galleries devoted to Italian and Spanish paintings of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries

The galleries devoted to Italian and Spanish paintings of the 17th and 18th centuries at the Louvre Museum in Paris have been reopened and completely renovated. The layout has been redesigned to take into account new acquisitions and loans from other...
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Louvre opens Five Continents Gallery, with 130 works from the world brought together

The Louvre Museum and the Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac have jointly inaugurated the Gallery of Five Continents, a completely redesigned new exhibition space at the Louvre dedicated to the encounter between cultures and art forms from ...
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Louvre increases tickets by 45% for non-EU visitors

The Louvre, one of the world's most visited museums, has decided to increase ticket prices for visitors from countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), marking a change in the historic Parisian institution's pricing policy. The decision, app...
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Theft at the Louvre, all the funniest memes

The sensational theft of several pieces of the French crown jewels at the Louvre on Oct. 19 quickly captured the attention of the mainstream media as well as the web, turning a news episode into a true viral phenomenon. Memes, satirical cartoons and ...
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Louvre: two arrests in the theft of the Crown Jewels

French authorities have made arrests in connection with the recent jewelry theft at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau confirmed this morning that the arrests were made the previous evening, Saturday. One of the individuals ta...
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