Paris, Louvre and French crown jewels
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Few artists can say their work has been seen by millions in Paris, but P.E.I. artist Paul Alan can. His paintings were recently displayed outside the entrance to the Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum.
A week after thieves stormed the Louvre and ripped eight priceless pieces from France’s Crown Jewels, the country is nursing a deep cultural wound
The Louvre will remain closed for a second day running on Monday, management told the Agence France-Presse, after thieves stole crown jewels from the museum in Paris a day earlier. "The museum is not opening today,
Does a photo show a well-dressed French detective working the case of the Crown Jewels stolen from the Louvre? No, that's not true: The original poster later said it was a "fantasy version" she did not regret posting.
The Paris Louvre reopens on Wednesday after the daring theft from the most visited museum in the world. Its director Laurence des Cars is facing questions from a parliamentary culture committee scrutinising security failures.
Prosecutor Laure Beccuau, whose office is leading the investigation, said about 100 investigators are now involved in the police hunt for the suspects and gems after Sunday’s theft from the world’s most-visited museum.
Pritzker-prize winning architect Jean Nouvel has radically transformed the interior of a stately 19th-century building.
Detectives investigating the £76m heist at the Louvre say they have uncovered evidence of an inside job, The Telegraph understands.