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Louvre

Louvre
Located in Paris France the Louvre is a national art museum and historic monument. Its vast collection spans ancient civilisations to the 19th century. It houses masterpieces like the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo.
Louvre employees hold a banner reading “Louvre museum on strike” as they gather by the closed museum’s glass pyramid to protest working conditions on Monday. Photo: Reuters
France

Louvre crisis: why jewel heist, staff unrest push museum to breaking point

A US$102 million jewel heist exposed the Louvre’s security flaws, but strikes and decaying infrastructure threaten the world’s most visited museum.

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Britain

UK police hunt suspects after 600 British Empire artefacts stolen from museum

France

Louvre thieves escaped 30 seconds before police arrived: probe

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France

Paris Louvre faces strike after major leak and robbery

Louvre staff warn of ‘collapse’ as they protest work conditions at the world’s most visited museum.

The Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Photo: AFP
France

Water leak at Paris Louvre damages books at Egyptian antiquities department

The leak underscores the deteriorating state of the world’s most visited museum just weeks after a jewel heist exposed security flaws.

France

France charges fourth suspect in daring Louvre jewel heist

All four suspects believed to have carried out the robbery have now been arrested and charged, but he stolen jewellery is still missing.

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France

4 more arrested in Paris over US$102 million Louvre theft

Last month, a gang stole US$102 million in jewellery during a seven-minute daylight raid on the world’s most visited museum, escaping by scooter.

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French police walk near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum after authorities arrested suspects in Paris, France last month. Photo: Reuters
Switzerland

Swiss police hunt 2 men after gold heist at museum, in echoes of Louvre robbery

Police said the men had bought tickets and waited until near closing time to overpower the guard and flee with dozens of gold coins.

France

France’s Louvre Museum closes gallery due to structural weakness

The Campana Gallery was shuttered as a precaution after an audit revealed beam issues in the floor above.

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The Louvre

Fact-Check | AI-generated scenes ‘from France’s 2025 Louvre heist’ circulate in Hong Kong

Fabricated videos of museum break-in shared by internet users in the city.

A screenshot of different points in the Facebook reel showing the two fabricated videos of the heist. Photo: Facebook/SCMP Composite
Egypt

Grand Egyptian Museum introduces time slots to cope with crowds

The new museum, which has been averaging 19,000 daily visitors, will require online bookings starting December to regulate the rush.

People hold mobile devices in front of the golden burial mask of King Tutankhamun. Photo: AP
Paris

Video | Mystery ‘Fedora Man’ in Louvre heist solved

The ‘Fedora Man’, photographed in a striking vintage suit next to police on the day of the Louvre heist, enjoyed reading wild theories about himself.

France

Louvre’s ‘mystery detective’ is a suburban teen, not a Paris sleuth

The ‘Fedora Man’, photographed in a striking vintage suit next to police on the day of the Louvre heist, enjoyed reading wild theories about himself.

Crime

Paris Louvre heist suspects are petty criminals, not professionals, prosecutor says

Paris museum robbery suspects are from the poor northern suburbs of Paris, and include a couple with children.

Soldiers patrol in the courtyard of the Louvre museum in Paris. Photo: AP
Crime

Woman charged over Louvre heist tears up in court

She and another suspect arrested this week have been detained, while three others have been released without charges.

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People walk near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre in Paris on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Crime

France now holding 7 suspects in daring US$102 million Louvre heist

French police arrest five new suspects, following the detention of two men who had ‘partially admitted’ involvement in the October 19 robbery.

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France

French police arrest 2 suspects in Paris Louvre jewel heist

Arrests follow a massive manhunt for the thieves who stole US$102 million in royal gems, exposing security flaws at the Paris museum.

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France

Louvre chief admits CCTV gaps enabled heist, says she offered to resign

The museum reopened its doors amid calls for improved security after thieves made off with US$102 million in jewels.

A visitor takes a picture of a painting at the Louvre on the day it reopened to the public for the first time since last Sunday’s heist. Photo: Reuters
Art

How ancient Egyptians depicted their gods shown in more than 200 objects

An exhibition at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art explores how the gods were portrayed by Egyptians both royal and common.

Paris Fashion Week

Louis Vuitton channels cosy comfort while Stella McCartney goes bold

Nicolas Ghesquière was inspired by stay-at-home style, while Stella McCartney had Helen Mirren read out the lyrics of a Beatles track co-written by her dad.

The Louis Vuitton show was held inside the former apartment of Anne of Austria, Queen of France, inside the Louvre Museum in Paris. Photo: Reuters
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