FILE: Macron accepts resignation of Louvre Museum chief after jewel theft

Record ID: 2344092

  • Title: FILE: Macron accepts resignation of Louvre Museum chief after jewel theft
  • Date: 24th February 2026
  • Summary:  TAPALPA, JALISCO (FEBRUARY 24, 2026) (REUTERS) (MUTE) VARIOUS OF DRONE FOOTAGE OF HOUSES IN COUNTRY CLUB (MUTE) DRONE FOOTAGE OF BUSHES IN AREA NEAR COUNTRY CLUB (MUTE) DRONE FOOTAGE OF PATH LEADING TO COUNTRY CLUB COUNTRY CLUB SIGN GARDENER REMOVING LEAVES VARIOUS OF GATE VARIOUS OF CHARRED VEHICLES NEAR COUNTRY CLUB MILITARY OFFICERS NEAR COUNTRY CLUB TAPALPA AND GUADAL
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  • Keywords: Laurence des Cars Louvre director jewel heist strike
  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • City: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe
  • Reuters ID: LVA003825324022026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the resignation on Tuesday (February 24) of the head of Paris' Louvre Museum, which has been grappling with the fallout from a high-profile jewel heist and rolling strikes.
    Laurence des Cars tendered her resignation, which Macron accepted, "praising an act of responsibility at a time when the world's largest museum needs calm and a strong new impetus to successfully carry out major projects involving security and modernization," his office said.
    Des Cars has faced intense criticism since burglars made off in October with jewels worth an estimated $102 million that are still missing, exposing glaring security gaps at the world's most-visited museum.
    Strikes over pay and conditions since December have also led to regular closures and added to a list of woes that included two water leaks as well as a massive ticket fraud investigation.
    Critics, including the state auditors' office, have questioned the museum's low spending on security and infrastructure maintenance while it made lavish purchases of new artwork, only a quarter of which is open to the public, and spent heavily on post-pandemic relaunch projects.
    (Production: Michaela Cabrera)
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