The Louvre’s Department of Sculptures united behind its director

7/1/26 - Museum - Paris, Musée du Louvre - The forced departure of the director of the Louvre’s Sculpture Department is yet another scandal to be laid at the feet of Laurence des Cars, as we wrote yesterday in this article. We made it clear there that Sophie Jugie’s competence was widely recognised, especially by her teams.
A new element now reinforces this observation: all of the people working in the Sculpture Department yesterday, despite the tense context, signed a letter sent to the president‑director of the Louvre, which we have been able to see and which we publish here. It demonstrates, beyond…