Hunt continues for thieves after priceless jewels stolen in heist at Louvre museum in Paris

French authorities are investigating after a robbery at the Louvre museum in Paris saw a group of thieves get away with ...

A Brief History of Heists at the Louvre

From the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911 to the French Crown Jewels heist this past weekend, the Parisian museum has seen some ...

Louvre heist highlights thorny issue for museums: How to secure art without becoming fortresses

The day after the jewelry heist at the Louvre in Paris, officials from across Washington’s world-famous museums were already talking, assessing and planning how to bolster their own security.

The Detail: Auckland War Memorial Museum checks locks after Louvre heist

The successful Louvre jewel heist has museum directors around the world taking another look at their own patches. Auckland is ...
The Washington Post

In Paris, It's the Summer of Museums

Already one of the world's greatest cities for museums, Paris has added three new masterpieces to pack into this summer's vacation plans. The Musee du Quai Branly -- the largest museum to open in the ...

Mona Lisa Theft To Nazi Loots: Biggest Heists At The Louvre Museum

The world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris was closed on Sunday following a robbery, France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati ...
Politico Europe

Red hands and pig heads: Russia’s plan to destabilize France goes on trial

French authorities have accused four men of orchestrating the defacement of the Holocaust memorial. The three allegedly on the scene, Mircho Angelov, Georgi Filipov and Kiril Milushev, fled Paris that ...

An art deco lover’s guide to Paris

Take a walk through the City of Light to explore architectural landmarks and new museum exhibits celebrating the birth of the art deco movement exactly 100 years ago.