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Louvre
Located in Paris France the Louvre is a national art museum and historic monument. Its vast collection spans ancient civilisations to the 19th century. It houses masterpieces like the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo.
The remains of the Old Summer Palace are dusted with snow in Beijing in January. The palace complex was destroyed by British forces in 1860 as part of the second opium war. Photo: Xinlu Liang
China-France relations

As France passes law on returning loot, should China pop the champagne?

While the law should make returning artefacts easier, it sets high standards of evidence which may be hard to meet.

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Paris Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week: Louis Vuitton and Miu Miu’s nature-inspired shows

France

Louvre Museum director resigns following months of turmoil and jewels heist

France

9 arrested over Louvre ticket fraud scheme involving Chinese tourists

The world-famous museum says it lost nearly US$12 million over the past decade as the result of tickets being reused for different visitors.

Tourists near the Louvre Pyramid in Paris. Photo: AFP
Tourism

‘Unabashed nationalism’? Louvre increases ticket prices for non-Europeans

Debate about so-called ‘dual pricing’ is raging as France hikes prices for non-Europeans visiting the Louvre by 45 per cent this week.

France

Louvre crisis: why jewel heist, staff unrest push museum to breaking point

A US$102 million jewel heist exposed the Louvre’s security flaws, but strikes and decaying infrastructure threaten the world’s most visited museum.

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Britain

UK police hunt suspects after 600 British Empire artefacts stolen from museum

Police release images of four men after many items with ‘significant cultural value’ were stolen in Bristol on September 25.

This image of CCTV footage shows men carrying bags outside a building which housed items from the Bristol Museum’s British Empire and Commonwealth collection. Photo: Avon and Somerset Police via AFP
France

Louvre thieves escaped 30 seconds before police arrived: probe

Misdirected police and a lack of control room screens let robbers flee the Paris museum with a US$102 million haul moments before help arrived.

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France

Paris Louvre faces strike after major leak and robbery

Louvre staff warn of ‘collapse’ as they protest work conditions at the world’s most visited museum.

France

Water leak at Paris Louvre damages books at Egyptian antiquities department

The leak underscores the deteriorating state of the world’s most visited museum just weeks after a jewel heist exposed security flaws.

The Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Photo: Reuters
France

France charges fourth suspect in daring Louvre jewel heist

All four suspects believed to have carried out the robbery have now been arrested and charged, but he stolen jewellery is still missing.

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A French riot police officer patrols near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum last month, after French police arrested suspects allegedly involved in a jewellery heist. Photo: Reuters
France

4 more arrested in Paris over US$102 million Louvre theft

Last month, a gang stole US$102 million in jewellery during a seven-minute daylight raid on the world’s most visited museum, escaping by scooter.

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Switzerland

Swiss police hunt 2 men after gold heist at museum, in echoes of Louvre robbery

Police said the men had bought tickets and waited until near closing time to overpower the guard and flee with dozens of gold coins.

France

France’s Louvre Museum closes gallery due to structural weakness

The Campana Gallery was shuttered as a precaution after an audit revealed beam issues in the floor above.

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The Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Photo: Reuters
The Louvre

Fact-Check | AI-generated scenes ‘from France’s 2025 Louvre heist’ circulate in Hong Kong

Fabricated videos of museum break-in shared by internet users in the city.

A screenshot of different points in the Facebook reel showing the two fabricated videos of the heist. Photo: Facebook/SCMP Composite
Egypt

Grand Egyptian Museum introduces time slots to cope with crowds

The new museum, which has been averaging 19,000 daily visitors, will require online bookings starting December to regulate the rush.

Paris

Video | Mystery ‘Fedora Man’ in Louvre heist solved

The ‘Fedora Man’, photographed in a striking vintage suit next to police on the day of the Louvre heist, enjoyed reading wild theories about himself.

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France

Louvre’s ‘mystery detective’ is a suburban teen, not a Paris sleuth

The ‘Fedora Man’, photographed in a striking vintage suit next to police on the day of the Louvre heist, enjoyed reading wild theories about himself.

Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux looking dapper at the Louvre on the day of the crown jewels heist. Photo: AP
Crime

Paris Louvre heist suspects are petty criminals, not professionals, prosecutor says

Paris museum robbery suspects are from the poor northern suburbs of Paris, and include a couple with children.

Crime

Woman charged over Louvre heist tears up in court

She and another suspect arrested this week have been detained, while three others have been released without charges.

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Crime

France now holding 7 suspects in daring US$102 million Louvre heist

French police arrest five new suspects, following the detention of two men who had ‘partially admitted’ involvement in the October 19 robbery.

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French riot police patrol near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum. Photo: Reuters
France

French police arrest 2 suspects in Paris Louvre jewel heist

Arrests follow a massive manhunt for the thieves who stole US$102 million in royal gems, exposing security flaws at the Paris museum.

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People stand outside the Louvre museum in Paris on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
France

Louvre chief admits CCTV gaps enabled heist, says she offered to resign

The museum reopened its doors amid calls for improved security after thieves made off with US$102 million in jewels.

Art

How ancient Egyptians depicted their gods shown in more than 200 objects

An exhibition at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art explores how the gods were portrayed by Egyptians both royal and common.

Paris Fashion Week

Louis Vuitton channels cosy comfort while Stella McCartney goes bold

Nicolas Ghesquière was inspired by stay-at-home style, while Stella McCartney had Helen Mirren read out the lyrics of a Beatles track co-written by her dad.

The Louis Vuitton show was held inside the former apartment of Anne of Austria, Queen of France, inside the Louvre Museum in Paris. Photo: Reuters
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