The mayor of Paris Centre, Ariel Weil, said it was shocking that a robbery could be carried out at the Louvre with such ease. A number of French museums have been targeted recently, raising concerns over security and surveillance systems.

Thieves used ‘cherry picker’, ‘angle grinder’ in 7-minute Louvre Museum heist, pulled off like a breeze

The world-renowned Louvre Museum in Paris was closed on Sunday (Oct 19) after a reported break-in, France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati said.

‘Priceless’ jewellery stolen from Paris’ Louvre museum after thieves break in

Visitors to Paris make a beeline to the Louvre to catch a glimpse of the Mona Lisa and countless other Treasures but now the world's largest museum is also attempting to join the Olympic fever. You can now work out inside the Louvre as Olympic organisers attempt to combine Sports and culture.

Louvre offers sport sessions ahead of games

Watch | Protesters splash soup at iconic Mona Lisa painting at Louvre Museum in Paris

Masterpiece, worth $26mn, which was found in kitchen moves back to Louvre museum

Notre Dame treasures shine at Louvre Museum exhibition

France's culture ministry sues owner of Leonardo da Vinci's rare sketch worth $16 million

France's culture ministry sues owner of rare sketch of Leonardo da Vinci

Laurence des Cars: World's biggest museum Louvre to have woman boss for first time in its history

Back home: Louvre Museum recovers Renaissance-era armour after 40 years

Paris' Louvre museum visitors fell by three quarters in 2020 due to COVID crisis

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The world's most visited museum, the Louvre, is preparing to re-open after a near four-month lockdown, projecting an 80 percent plunge in visitor numbers which the management says makes it the moment to see its masterpieces without the crowds.

Louvre Museum prepares to re-open, minus the Mona Lisa melee

France’s Louvre Museum is getting ready to reopen almost four months after COVID-19 forced its closure. With many foreign tourists not expected back for months, and strict social distancing measures in place, the post-outbreak Louvre that opens on July 6 is likely to be a more serene experience than usual.

COVID-19 Pandemic: World's most visited museum Louvre to reopen

Paris's Louvre museum closes over staff coronavirus fears

After part of the Louvre Museum staff went on strike and gathered at the entrance, the Louvre Museum shut its doors. Several tourists were booing towards the strikers. However, the museum said tickets bought for the day would be reimbursed.

Pension reform strikes shut Louvre Museum in Paris

A 17th-century copy of Leonardo da Vinci's iconic portrait "Mona Lisa" was sold on Tuesday at a Sotheby's auction house in Paris for 552,000 euros ($611,560.80), smashing its initial valuation of 70,000 and 90,000 euros (77,000 to 99,000 U.S. dollars).

Replica of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa sells for 553,000 euros

Lounge with Mona Lisa: Airbnb offers night at Louvre museum

French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated the new Abu Dhabi Louvre museum on Wednesday

Watch: Macron guest of honour at Louvre Abu Dhabi opening

The suspect, believed to be an Egyptian national, was shot in the stomach and seriously wounded after lunging at the soldiers with two machetes

French investigators grill suspect in Louvre Museum attack

French police shot at a man armed with a?machete gun and carrying two bags on his back as he tried to enter the Louvre museum in Paris

Louvre museum shooting 'terrorist in nature', says PM Bernard Cazeneuve

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