US EditionLouvre director resigns months after jewel heist in Paris
- 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 Museum director resigns in wake of brazen crown jewel heist in Paris
The Louvre Museum’s director resigned on Tuesday, ending months of questions in France’s cultural world over why no top official had stepped down after the October crown jewels theft. Laurence des Cars’ departure closed a bruising chapter for the world’s biggest museum. It came as the Louvre faces a widening narrative of an institution spiralling out of control. In the last year alone, the museum has endured the high-profile jewel theft from the…
Louvre Museum director resigns in wake of brazen October crown jewel heist in Paris
The Louvre Museum's director resigned Tuesday, ending months of questions in France's cultural world over why no top official had stepped down after the October crown jewels theft.
In the last interview he says: in these months I have tried to protect the institution, to fight fake news and unfounded voices. I was the president, my role was to act as a lightning rod. He will work for the G7
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