Why the world's most visited museum has reached a breaking point The ongoing strike at the Louvre has become a major test of the museum's management The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025
US Returns Antiquities to Egypt Authorities in New York announced Wednesday the return of 16 antiquities to Egypt, including five works that were seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of a probe into international art trafficking. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the 16 works were worth more than $16 million. Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 8, 2022
United Arab Emirates reinforces cooperation with Louvre artefact trafficking probe The United Arab Emirates, home to the only foreign branch of the Louvre, has vowed to ensure a thorough investigation into the trafficking of artefacts linked to its parent museum in Paris. Radio France Internationale · Jul 22, 2022
The New York DA’s office fighting to stop trade of looted antiquities Over the past six years, Matthew Bogdanos, a retired Marine colonel who has run the Manhattan DA’s antiquities unit, has convicted a dozen people of antiquities trafficking The Guardian - US · May 30, 2022
Former president of the Louvre museum charged in antiquities trafficking case Jean-Luc Martinez receives preliminary charges for alleged antiquities trafficking, "complicity in organised fraud" and money laundering during his tenure as head of the famous Paris museum. ABC News · May 28, 2022
Former Louvre president charged with alleged antiquities trafficking The former president of the Louvre has been charged with alleged antiquities trafficking in France. Evening Standard · May 26, 2022
Former Louvre director charged over suspected antiquities trafficking ring The former head of Paris's Louvre Museum, Jean-Luc Martinez, has been charged with conspiring to hide the origin of Egyptian archeological treasures that police suspect were smuggled out of the country during the Arab Spring uprisings. Radio France Internationale · May 26, 2022
Paris: Ex-leader of Louvre charged with money laundering The former president of the Louvre museum has received preliminary charges for alleged antiquities trafficking during his tenure as head of the famous Paris museum The Independent UK · May 26, 2022