The Louvre is often described as overwhelming: too big, too famous, too serious. But what most visitors don’t realize is that ...

Museums and the consultants who advise them have been busy reviewing their own precautions in the aftermath of the brazen ...

Bénédicte Savoy is Europe’s leading advocate for the repatriation of cultural heritage. Now, in the wake of a shocking heist, ...

From a jewel heist to crumbling galleries, it’s been a dire year for the world’s most visited museum. At least France has woken up to its predicament, says political commentator Agnès Poirier ...

The Louvre installed bars over the window of its Apollo Gallery, where thieves entered in October. It's one of many new ...

The Louvre cannot seem to catch a break. Just months after the high-profile jewelry heist, in late November 2025, the museum experienced a significant water leak in its Egyptian antiquities library.

PARIS—France’s state auditor issued a searing assessment of the Louvre Museum’s finances on Thursday, alleging its management prioritized the acquisition of new artworks over the maintenance and ...

PARIS (AP) — Employees at the Louvre Museum voted Wednesday to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world’s most visited museum. Union workers were protesting chronic understaffing, ...