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Things are heating up at the Louvre (or rather not)While the second hearing session of the National Assembly’s Inquiry Commission on museum security took place today, the Louvre continues to sink further into problems that demonstrate, week after…
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Louvre: a new document to add to the security caseThe high-stakes lying game played by the director-general of the Louvre since the theft of the Crown jewels makes it difficult to know what really happened, between her sometimes contradictory…
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Museum attendance and cultural consumptionIt is time for assessments. Some museums revel in numbers, proudly announcing record attendance for the past year. Beyond the tally, which is not always very clear — are free entries recorded? How…
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Inquiry commission: a first day already full of insightsOn 8 January, hearings began at the French National Assembly for the inquiry mission on the protection of national heritage and the security of museums. It is the Cultural Affairs Committee of the…
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Departure of the director of the Louvre (yes — but the one from the Department of Sculptures...)The Department of Sculptures at the Louvre had, since 2014, been headed by Sophie Jugie, previously Director of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon. Her abilities are recognised by everyone, notably by…
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The exact condition of the Crown of Eugénie hidden by the musée du LouvreDuring the theft of the crown jewels at the Louvre on 30 October 2025, the thieves had dropped the Crown of Eugénie during their escape, which was found severely damaged. The only information to…
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Hearing of Laurence des Cars : senators are not fooled« You declared before us, on 22 October last, I quote : “I did not rule in favour of one priority rather than another, I made security an absolute emergency”. The IGAC and the MISSA, in their…
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The threats of Laurence des CarsWe will return in detail very soon to the two hearings before the Senate’s Cultural Commission — that of Jean-Luc Martinez on Tuesday, December 16 — and the second of Laurence des Cars on December…
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The Louvre’s priorities…The auditorium of the Louvre was full this morning for the union meeting that was to confirm the strike starting today. What stood out most was the presence of all categories of staff at the Louvre,…
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Louvre: Laurence des Cars placed under supervisionWe recently wrote that the public body responsible for Notre-Dame no longer had any reason to exist, the restorations to come having no connection whatsoever with the fire. The Minister of Culture…
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At the Senate: new incriminating evidence against the LouvreDuring the hearing on 10 December of the rapporteurs from the General Inspectorate of Cultural Affairs on the Louvre theft, the president of the Senate Cultural Commission, Laurent Lafon, began the…
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Bibliothèque Sully Sud at the Louvre: another abandoned projectThe flooding in the library of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities, which we revealed yesterday (see the article) and which Le Canard Enchaîné confirmed, quoting us, in fact conceals another…
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Louvre: a predictable flood in the department of Egyptian antiquitiesWednesday, 27 November, shortly before 9 p.m., a significant leak of dirty water occurred in the library of the department of Egyptian antiquities, causing a flood. Around 400 volumes were damaged,…
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Departure of Xavier Salmon from the Musée du LouvreIt should have taken place three years ago. But, at the last minute, Xavier Salmon ultimately saw his term renewed at the head of the Department of Graphic Arts. It is now confirmed: he will not be…
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An interview with Laurence des Cars in Le ParisienLaurence des Cars has just given an interview to Le Parisien, and once again, the director-president of the Louvre is talking almost nonsense. This is easy to prove, and we have already shown that…
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The discriminatory museumWe will not make this a long‑standing cause, as we already have enough of them, no doubt more important. But the announcement of a 45% increase in the Musée du Louvre’s admission fee (from €22 to…
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Louvre: a new document drives the point homeNous avons, il y a quelques jours, parlé des avant-projet définitifs de 2022, dont Laurence des Cars affirmait qu’ils étaient incomplets, ne prenant pas en compte la question des vidéos…
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Where should the Crown Jewels be displayed?In a recent meeting with the unions, the Louvre’s Deputy General Administrator, Francis Steinbock, honoured us with a short tirade. Among the pleasantries directed at us (notably that we tell lies…
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New evidence of the Louvre’s liesWe have already had the opportunity to highlight the relentless lies of Laurence des Cars regarding her alleged priority given to securing the Louvre and to the implementation of the master plans.…
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Laurence des Cars before the French National Assembly: false, utterly false!In her hearing before the Cultural Commission of the French National Assembly on 19 November, Laurence des Cars, president-director of the Musée du Louvre, reiterated the same falsehoods, displaying…
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A Louvre adriftToday, the president-director of the Louvre is being heard by the Cultural Committee of the French National Assembly, after the Senate hearing almost a month ago. It is unlikely that this hearing…
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Issuance of the export certificate for the Pascaline suspendedWe raised this issue only two days ago, when we discussed the Christie’s sale: concern was growing, particularly among scholars, about the export certificate granted for the Pascaline, the…
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Caillebotte, luxury product at Louis VuittonMuseum visitors are consumers like any others: after contemplating works of art, they feel, and rightly so, the need to buy socks, umbrellas, notebooks, pencils, and other keychains. Consequently,…
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The Louvre’s scapegoatsWe have been writing this regularly since the theft of October 19 at the Louvre: the accumulating evidence demonstrating the mismanagement of the Louvre’s presidency would, in any democracy that…
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The fantastical “opening rate” of the Louvre’s roomsThe document entitled “Performance Contract 2025–2029 of the Public Establishment of the Musée du Louvre”, which we quoted in our previous article on the Louvre, is also worth consulting for at least…
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Lies from the Louvre about security: new evidence“I made security an absolute priority”. We have already had occasion to write this several times: this sentence by Laurence des Cars, spoken before the Senate and since repeated on many occasions, is…
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She dared!We thought that the management of the Louvre would not dare, after we revealed its draft letter signed by the directors of the Louvre (and which other museum staff are invited to sign). But — and…
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