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MONA LISA THEFT
Louvre museum 'running out of steam', says new directorThe Louvre museum is struggling to find funding to upgrade its ageing facilities, its new director said Wednesday, following a litany of pr...- The theft that made the 'Mona Lisa' the world's most famous paintingThe Mona Lisa was not famous until it was stolen from the Louvre in 1911. The theft and extensive media coverage turned the painting into a...
- A new director is being appointed to lead the Louvre Museum after jewel heistChristophe Leribault will take the helm of the Louvre at a turbulent moment. His tenure begins in the wake of a dramatic crown jewels heist...
- Head of France's Versailles Palace to take over Louvre: ReportChristophe Leribault, head of the Palace of Versailles, is set to lead the Louvre Museum. This follows the resignation of Laurence des Cars...
- What to know as Louvre tickets are becoming 45% more expensive for manyThe Louvre is implementing a two-tier ticketing system, raising admission for most non-Europeans to 32 euros ($37) from 22 euros ($26). Thi...
- Superman’s first comic, once owned by Nicolas Cage, sets $15 million recordA rare copy of "Action Comics No. 1," the comic that introduced Superman, has sold for a record $15 million in a private deal. This sale si...
- Louvre museum remains closed on Monday as staff strike over working conditionsThe Louvre museum in Paris did not open as usual on Monday. Staff are meeting to discuss a possible strike over pay and working conditions....
- Louvre museum's gallery to be closed due to structural weakness in the buildingThe Louvre Museum said Monday that it was closing one of its galleries as a precaution after an audit revealed structural weaknesses in som...
- The $100 million Louvre theft could make France's stolen Crown Jewels as famous as the Mona LisaA daring robbery at the Louvre has unexpectedly propelled France's Crown Jewels to global fame, mirroring the Mona Lisa's rise after its 19...
- Paris' Louvre Museum reopens but Apollo Gallery at world’s most visited museum remains sealedThieves made away with a total of eight objects, including a sapphire diadem, necklace and single earring from a set linked to 19th-century...
- The Louvre's crown jewel heist is now a race against time for authorities - and the brazen thievesFrance is stunned after a daring daylight robbery at the Louvre. Priceless royal jewels, including crowns and necklaces, were stolen. Exper...
- Thieves hit the Louvre again. Here's a look at other famous heists in museums worldwideA daring heist at the Louvre saw thieves steal nine priceless jewels from Napoleon and the Empress's collection. They used a basket lift to...
- Louvre Museum Robbery: Priceless crown of Empress Eugénie with 1,354 diamonds and 56 emeralds found broken in ParisLouvre Museum Robbery: Thieves stole priceless jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris. The daring daylight heist saw criminals breach a win...
- Thieves strike Louvre in daring jewel heist as the world’s most visited museum shutsParis's iconic Louvre Museum experienced a daring break-in this morning. Thieves reportedly used a goods lift to access a targeted room. Th...
- That painting’s a steal: How the Indian art fraternity is preserving their vintage collectionsA painting by SH Raza, valued at around ₹2.5 crore, has reportedly gone missing from Astaguru’s warehouse in Mumbai. The incident has raise...
- Mona Lisa was stolen! Who carried out 'art heist of century' and how?Mona Lisa was stolen on this day in 1911. The plot, conspiracy, and the mastermind made it look like a perfect crime.
- Tracing the man who stole the Mona Lisa and took it to ItalyThe day of the theft, Aug. 21, 1911, was a Monday and The Louvre was closed for maintenance.
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