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Former Louvre president 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. Police in the French capital have charged Jean-Luc Martinez with “complicity in ...

26 May 2022 at 13:28

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Cool secret that may help Mona Lisa keep smiling

The Mona Lisa may maintain her famously enigmatic smile because she benefits from one of Paris’s best-kept secrets: an underground cooling system that has helped the Louvre cope with the sweltering heat that has broken temperature records ...

31 Jul 2022 at 10:46

‘Jaw-dropping’: Man disguised as woman in wheelchair hurls cake at Mona Lisa

A man disguised as an elderly woman in a wheelchair has thrown cake at the Mona Lisa, in a moment described as “jaw-dropping” by witnesses. Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting was unharmed in the incident at the Louvre in Paris on Sunday,...

30 May 2022 at 15:34

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Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated as France on high alert

The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff on Saturday after receiving bomb threats, police said. The move came as the French government started deploying 7,000 troops to increase security around the ...

14 Oct 2023 at 18:15

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Scientists pry new secrets from Leonardo’s Mona Lisa

Scientists have pried another secret from the Mona Lisa that shines a light on the techniques used by Leonardo to create her exquisitely enigmatic smile. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a speck of the celebrated ...

11 Oct 2023 at 17:22

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Louvre evacuated after threat as France remains on high alert following attack

The Louvre museum in Paris was evacuating all visitors and staff and closing early on Saturday after it received a written threat. It said the move was linked to the government’s decision to put France on high alert after a fatal ...

14 Oct 2023 at 15:31

Entertainment

Oscar nominee Emma Stone leads parade of A-listers at Louis Vuitton show

Sophie Turner, Emma Stone and Millie Bobby Brown were among the stars lighting up the front row of the Louis Vuitton show at Paris Fashion Week. Game Of Thrones star Turner arrived in high-waisted cream and black striped ...

06 Mar 2024 at 10:51

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Ed Sheeran’s ‘thank you’ to parents with private viewing at famous art gallery

Ed Sheeran surprised his parents with an “unforgettable” private viewing of the Louvre national museum and art gallery in Paris following a performance in the French capital. The pop star’s father, retired art curator ...

29 Feb 2024 at 11:17

Sport

Artwork celebrating England fans unveiled outside Louvre before Rugby World Cup

A painting inspired by England Rugby fans titled Wear La Rose has been unveiled outside the Louvre Museum in Paris before the start of the World Cup. Illustrated in the style of French Romanticism – inspired by the ...

07 Sept 2023 at 10:00

World

Macron announces major overhaul to modernise Louvre and move the Mona Lisa

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum, which he said will be renovated and expanded in a major overhaul that will take years to ...

28 Jan 2025 at 17:51

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Louvre staff block entrances as part of pension protest

The Louvre Museum in Paris has closed to the public after its staff took part in the wave of French protest strikes against the government’s unpopular pension reform plans. Dozens of Louvre employees blocked the ...

27 Mar 2023 at 14:18

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WATCH: Man disguised as woman in wheelchair hurls cake at Mona Lisa

31 May 2022 at 00:33

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