US EditionLouvre director acknowledges failure after jewel heist and says she offered to resign
- Following the theft, senators confronted Laurence des Cars, President of the Louvre Museum, on October 22, 2025, over how thieves stole 88 million in jewels in seven minutes.
- Security officials say surveillance of the Louvre's outside walls lacked adequate coverage, while Laurence des Cars defended the €80 million security plan despite 'persistent delays.'
- Investigators say the thieves took eight pieces, including an emerald-and-diamond necklace and Empress Eugénie's diadem, while more than 100 investigators have been mobilized, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said.
- Emmanuel Macron, French President, ordered 'speeding up' security measures as the museum reopened, while Laurence des Cars said she tendered her resignation Sunday but the culture ministry refused it, adding `Despite our efforts, despite our hard work on a daily basis, we failed`.
- The Louvre's global prominence—it welcomed nine million visitors last year—has renewed scrutiny of security at French museums and intensified national scrutiny.
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Louvre Director Says Her Resignation Wasn't Accepted
The director of the Louvre said Wednesday that she submitted her resignation after Sunday's jewel heist but France's culture minister refused to accept it. Laurence des Cars, testifying to the French Senate, admitted that there had been a "terrible failure" at the Paris museum and she takes her share of...
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kkoh.comLouvre Chief Offers Resignation After Jewel Heist
The director of the Louvre has offered to resign after thieves pulled off a $102 million jewel heist inside the world's most visited museum, a breach now triggering a political firestorm over French security preparedness and cultural stewardship, Newsweek reported. Louvre Director Laurence des Cars offered her resignation following the theft of eight historic crown jewels worth an estimated $102 million, calling the incident a "terrible failure"…
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One News PageLouvre director offers to resign and admits jewel heist was 'terrible failure'
The Louvre in Paris reopened its doors on Wednesday, three days after a major theft which has damaged France's global image and prompted the director of the world-famous museum to submit her resignation.
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