France reckons with Nazi-looted art in a new Paris museum gallery
France is reckoning with one of the longest silences in its postwar memory: the looted, sold and lost art of the Nazi era — and the French hands that helped...
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Louvre Museum’s director resigns in wake of jewels heist in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the Louvre Museum’s director. She had been under fire in the wake of a stunning and embarrassing heist of the...
Paris mourns Valentino, the last titan of couture’s golden age
Valentino Garavani’s death cast a long shadow over the opening day of Paris Fashion Week menswear Tuesday, with front-row guests and industry figures mourning the passing of one of the...
Brigitte Bardot, 1960s sultry sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist dies at 91
Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has...
Strikes and a $100 million heist push the Louvre into historic crisis
The ongoing strike at the Louvre is no longer just a labor dispute. It has become a test of how securely, credibly and competently the world’s most visited museum is...
Louvre workers vote to extend a strike as the museum partially reopens
Employees at the Louvre Museum voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world’s most visited museum, though the attraction partially opened Wednesday to allow visitors to...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
“Fedora Man,” as users dubbed him, was cast as an old-school detective, an inside man, a Netflix pitch — or not human at all. Many were convinced he was AI-generated.
Paris prosecutor says 2 suspects in the Louvre jewel heist admit their involvement
Two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist have “partially” admitted their participation and are believed to be the men who forced their way into the world’s most visited museum, a...
Ex-thief says he warned Louvre of security weaknesses around crown jewels
Days after thieves took just minutes to steal eight pieces of the French crown jewels from the Louvre, a former bank robber says he warned a museum official of glaring...
The Louvre reopens 3 days after thieves took off with French crown jewels in daylight heist
The Louvre reopened on Wednesday to long lines, just three days after one of the highest-profile museum thefts of the century.