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Chainsaw-Wielding Thieves Drop Priceless Crown Outside The Louvre In Bizarre Scooter Getaway

“The police were running near the pyramid and trying to enter the Louvre through the side glass doors, but they were locked and impossible to open.”

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Paris police hunt Louvre thieves after priceless jewels vanish in daring heist

French authorities have launched a major investigation after thieves stole jewels of 'inestimable value' from the Louvre Museum.

Radio France Internationale

Louvre museum major heist took between six and seven minutes

France's Interior Ministry said that around 9.30am several intruders forced open a window, stole jewels from vitrines and fled on two-wheelers.

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Power Tool-wielding Robbers Flee Louvre With 'Priceless' Jewellery

Robbers wielding power tools scaled a furniture hoist outside the Louvre to make off with priceless jewellery from the world-renowned museum on Sunday, taking just seven minutes for the brazen, broad-daylight heist, sources and officials said.

International Business Times

Louvre heist: hunt on for thieves after eight ‘priceless’ jewellery pieces stolen

Necklace given by Napoleon to his wife among items taken from Paris museum in highly professional daylight raid

The Guardian - UK

Louvre Museum closes after theft

A theft has occurred at the Louvre, prompting the museum to close on Sunday while authorities investigate

The Independent UK

Louvre closed after ‘masked thieves break into museum using chainsaw’ and steal ‘priceless’ jewellery

France’s interior minister says the group entered the museum using a ladder and broke into windows using small chainsaws

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Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

An ambitious Jacques‑Louis David retrospective at the Louvre, a docuseries about Martin Scorsese, and Black Phone 2 rings in spooky cinema season. Here's what to look out for this week.

Euronews

Get Cartier! How Jean Nouvel turned an old Paris department store into a museum to rival the Louvre

The exterior may be a bit Apple store. But inside – upending the very notion of galleries – the new Fondation Cartier can reconfigure its spaces with thrillingly movable platforms. And as for the lecture theatre, it’s blood red

The Guardian - UK

After Sydney Sweeney Rocked A Silver Britney Spears Look, Her Co-Star Zendaya One-Upped Her In Front Of The Louvre

The stars are out!

Cinemablend

At Vuitton, the Louvre is a stage for stars, spectacle and Paris Fashion Week's moving masterpiece

Fans have jammed the gates of the Louvre for the Louis Vuitton show at Paris Fashion Week

The Independent UK

The Louvre's much-loved Nintendo 3DS guides receive a touching farewell

It's the end of one of the most wholesome collaborations in gaming.

Creative Bloq

Tourists can expect to pay more to see the Mona Lisa as Louvre reveals plans for extra fee

The major renovation of the Parisian museum is expected to be complete in 2031

The Independent UK

Overwhelmed and understaffed, the Louvre shuts its doors — a warning sign for global overtourism

The Louvre Museum has failed to open on time Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stuck in long, unmoving lines

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The Mona Lisa is a vampire

When Bernard Berenson learned that Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa had been stolen from the Louvre Gallery in Paris, the art critic heaved an enormous sigh of relief. Finally, he reflected, he could remove himself once and all from the dangerous influence of the work. “She had simply become an…

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Victoria and David Beckham Wear Matching All-Black Looks for a Paris Fashion Week Date Night

From matching outfits to dinner at the Louvre.

The Guardian - UK

Hang them in the Louvre: football tables as works of art

Plus: clubs making big profits on ageing players and the WSL teams playing each other four times in 13 days

Sports Illustrated

One Sad Chiefs Photo From Super Bowl LIX Had NFL Fans Making the Same Joke

Fans loved seeing the Chiefs looking so down.

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The Guardian - UK

A tit-for-tat museum tiff with Emmanuel Macron

Brief letters: Louvre charges | Instant coffee | Bodenseekaffee | Man bags | Two Jags for John Prescott

The Guardian - UK

Emmanuel Macron’s got a point: Why shouldn’t we charge tourists to see our treasures?

The Louvre’s proposed two-tier fees are a better way to fund museums than iffy corporate sponsorship deals

Evening Standard

British tourists will pay more to visit Louvre than visitors from EU, says Macron

France will launch a six-year renovation of the Louvre, increasing its capacity to 12 million visitors a year

The Guardian - UK

Louvre’s decision to move Mona Lisa is a misguided act of snobbery

Crowds give life to the Paris museum and the painting is a silent, compelling mystery at the heart of the hubbub

International Business Times

Macron Pledges Louvre 'Renaissance' After Decay Alarm

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that the Louvre would be "redesigned, restored and enlarged" after the director of the world's most visited museum voiced alarm about dire conditions for visitors and its collections.

The Independent UK

British tourists to pay more to visit the Louvre, Macron announces

Mona Lisa to get dedicated room as part of major renovation of ‘outdated’ museum – with non-EU vistors to pay a higher entrance fee

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Louvre Museum In Need Of Major Renovation

The Louvre, world's most visited museum, plans costly renovation to address overcrowding and outdated facilities. Challenges include funding and Mona Lisa ...

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