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French police arrest two Germans after 'for fun' Louvre stunt in Mona Lisa hall

Two Germans were arrested Saturday after they stuck two paintings on a wall of the hall that hosts the Mona Lisa in Paris's Louvre Museum, police sources said.

France 24

Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery to public nine months after crown jewels heist

The collections and precious jewels that it once displayed have been removed

The Independent UK

Louvre gallery where jewellery heist took place to reopen to public

The Apollo Gallery at Paris's Louvre Museum, the site of the jewelry heist of October 2025, is set to reopen to the public on Wednesday without any jewelry on display.

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Louvre heist gallery to reopen to public on Wednesday

PARIS - The Apollo Gallery of Paris's Louvre Museum, where French crown jewels worth €88 million were stolen in 2025 in a brazen heist, will reopen to the public on Wednesday.

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'Mastermind was not happy': Louvre burglars reveal how they pulled off €88 million jewel heist

Two men suspected of carrying out one of the most spectacular heists in French history have broken their silence, confessing to the €88 million Louvre jewel theft and revealing they were hired for €15,000 to €25,000 by a mysterious mastermind they still refuse to name.

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Mastermind of €88m Louvre heist thought they ‘could have taken more’

Alleged thieves in October 2025 robbery damaged a gem-encrusted crown worn in the 19th century by Empress Eugénie

The Guardian - UK

Eiffel Tower, Louvre close early as France faces third heatwave in three months

Three of France's biggest tourist attractions, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay, will close early all weekend as an intense heatwave grips the country for the third time since May. A red alert is in place across Paris and most of north-west France.

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Paris landmarks close early as France swelters under third heatwave since May

The Eiffel Tower and other Paris landmarks, including the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay, closed early on Saturday as France was hit by its third heatwave since May. Across the country, many towns have also cancelled their fireworks displays for Bastille Day due to increased fires and dry conditions.

France 24

Eiffel Tower to host pop-up cinema this autumn – here’s how to get free tickets

The previous event at the Louvre saw major directors such as Wes Anderson and Joachim Trier attend

The Independent UK

Bulletin world briefing: Trump renews Greenland takeover bid and Monaco suspect ‘shot dead’

Trump renews Greenland takeover bid at Nato summit and tears into European allies Monaco bombing suspect ‘shot dead in Ukraine’ as two people are arrested Marine Le Pen could now run in France’s 2027 presidential election Three oil tankers hit in latest attacks in Strait of Hormuz Jewelry worth millions…

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Brazen Bandits Strike Again: €4 Million Jewellery Stolen in French Museum After Louvre Raid

The Lalique Museum in France was burgled, with thieves stealing jewellery worth nearly €4 million. The incident raises security concerns following a similar heist at the Louvre.

International Business Times UK

European heatwave forces Eiffel Tower early closure and tourist attraction shutdowns

From the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre to Buckingham Palace's Changing of the Guard, soaring temperatures are forcing attractions to close, shorten opening hours and cancel events as a heatwave grips Europe.

Euronews

The Louvre and Eiffel Tower close early as heatwave bakes France

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Scorching heat shuts Paris' Eiffel Tower and Louvre museum early as France swelters

A severe heatwave in France has forced some of Paris’s most popular tourist attractions, including the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum, to shorten operating hours as temperatures soar across the country.

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Extreme heat forces early closure of Paris tourist attractions

A severe heatwave gripping France on Tuesday forced the early closure of the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum, two of Paris's most visited tourist attractions, as authorities grappled with soaring temperatures that have disrupted daily life across the country.

International Business Times UK

Louvre Robbery Film Announced as $100 Million Missing Jewels Case Remains Unsolved

The 2025 Louvre jewel heist, involving $100 million worth of treasures, is being adapted into a film and docuseries, highlighting museum security vulnerabilities.

France 24

Louvre’s $100 million jewel heist to be adapted for the big screen

The audacious $100 million Louvre jewel robbery that stunned France last year is heading to the big screen, with director Romain Gavras adapting a new book on the case. Despite arrests and months of investigation, the stolen gems remain missing, fuelling intrigue around one of the most spectacular art-world crimes…

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The theft that made the 'Mona Lisa' a masterpiece

In 1911, the Louvre's Mona Lisa vanished, sparking global intrigue. Initially an overlooked artwork, its theft catapulted it to unprecedented fame. Accusations flew from American collectors to Kaiser Wilhelm, but an Italian handyman, Vincenzo Perugia, was the culprit. His patriotic motive and the painting's subsequent notoriety cemented its iconic status.

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The theft that made the 'Mona Lisa' the world's most famous painting

The Mona Lisa was not famous until it was stolen from the Louvre in 1911. The theft and extensive media coverage turned the painting into a global icon. This event demonstrates how attention, not just artistic quality, can create widespread recognition. The painting's absence made people want to see it,…

Euronews

Sculpting the past: Michelangelo and Rodin mixed and matched in Paris Louvre exhibition

A new exhibition at the Louvre in Paris pits Michelangelo and Rodin together to explore "Living Bodies" and the artistic links between the great masters who lived three and half centuries apart.

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Top museums hit by apparent cyberattack on Vivaticket — Louvre and other institutions affected

A hacking group called RansomHouse is claiming responsibility, saying it breached Vivaticket through a French subsidiary.

Euronews

Fears over French art loans to the Louvre Abu Dhabi as war rages in the Middle East

The museum, which opened in the United Arab Emirates in 2017, has so far escaped damage from nearly 1,800 Iranian drone and missile strikes since the conflict began last month.

The Independent UK

Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu close Paris Fashion Week with competing visions of nature

Louis Vuitton’s Nicolas Ghesquière built a fake mountain range inside the Louvre and sent models climbing through it

International Business Times UK

Activists Install Virginia Giuffre Memorial at Buckingham Palace After Displaying Andrew's Arrest Photo at the Louvre

Anti-monarchist group Led by Donkeys honours Virginia Giuffre with a memorial in Buckingham Palace gardens, just after hanging Andrew's arrest photo at the Louvre.

Marie Claire

Discover Every Extravagant Look at Le Grand Dîner du Louvre 2026

Who needs a front row when you have Musée Louvre?

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