The Latest Breaking News from Louvre

Spread across four galleries, the exhibit unfurls more than a hundred pieces that dazzle in both sparkle and scale

Unions at the Louvre have called a rolling strike starting 15 December following a series of crises at the Paris museum, including a high-profile jewel theft in October and a water leak in November that damaged hundreds of works in the Louvre's Egyptian department.

There are fears Yipirinya school could ‘collapse’ over crisis

The price hike is part of a new initiative to raise funds to overhaul and renovate the Louvre

A 39-year-old male was arrested this week, French prosecutors said

The Louvre museum said it will raise ticket prices for visitors from outside the European Union, requiring tourists from the UK, the US and China to pay €32. The 45% increase is expected to lift annual revenue by up to €20 million to fund structural upgrades after last month’s brazen…

In the 19 October heist, it took thieves less than eight minutes to force their way through a window with the help of a freight lift and steal jewels worth €88 million.

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Four robbers took jewels worth $102m in the daylight heist

The Louvre security is the real joke here.

Modernizing the Sully wing is among priorities of the renovation efforts announced in January