US EditionLouvre director resigns months after jewel heist in Paris
Laurence des Cars resigned amid criticism over security failures after thieves stole €88 million in crown jewels, with suspects arrested but items still missing, officials said.
- On Feb 24, 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron accepted Laurence des Cars' resignation, the Elysée announced.
- Laurence des Cars had faced intense criticism after last year's high‑profile jewel theft and previously offered her resignation to Culture Minister Rachida Dati, which was initially rejected.
- Prosecutors say thieves entered the Apollo Gallery and in under eight minutes stole 88 million euros in October, with DNA evidence from a helmet linking suspects; two men are in custody and two remain at large.
- Macron described the step as `an act of responsibility`, saying the museum needs calm and a strong new impetus for security and modernization projects, while the Elysée entrusted Laurence des Cars with a G7 museums cooperation mission.
- After a year marked by strikes and staff complaints, the Louvre welcomed 8.7 million visitors in 2024, underscoring governance and security challenges, the presidency said des Cars' resignation was `an act of responsibility`.
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Louvre director resigns four months after shocking jewelry heist at the museum
The head of the Louvre Museum resigned Tuesday, four months after a brazen daylight heist where thieves snatched jewels worth approximately $102 million, shocking French citizens who questioned how a security breach of such magnitude could have taken place.
The director of the Luvru Museum, Laurence des Cars, resigned four months after a show near the most visited museum in the world, announced on March the Elysée Palace, informs AFP, taken by Agerpres. "Jaful of the century", so...
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the decision, as there have been a series of scandals surrounding the museum recently.
Louvre Museum director resigns months after brazen French crown jewels heist
Laurence des Cars submitted her resignation to President Emmanuel Macron, whose office said he accepted it and praised the decision as "an act of responsibility at a time when the world’s largest museum needs calm and a strong new impetus" to advance security upgrades and modernisation projects.
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