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Two Belgian TikTokers bypassed Louvre security using a collapsible Lego frame and secretly hung their own artwork inside the Mona Lisa gallery, reigniting concerns over repeated breaches at the Paris museum.

Most infamous jewel thief in US calls Louvre robbers ‘idiots’: 'I robbed 25 f***ing stores and I never...'

“They made major mistakes,” Larry Lawton, said, adding that at least one robber is likely a local with inside knowledge of the museum.

The Louvre jewel heist, explained: how four thieves pulled off a 10-minute robbery in Paris

France is reeling after a daylight theft at the Louvre left eight royal jewels missing and exposed major security lapses at the world’s most famous museum.

The Louvre shuts its doors to tourists: Here’s why the world’s most visited museum is in crisis

The Louvre, the world's most visited museum, abruptly shut down due to a strike over overcrowding and poor working conditions. Here's why the closure matters for tourists and the future of global heritage travel.

France’s Pension Protest: Louvre staff block entrances as part of pension reform protest

The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed to the public on March 27 when its workers took part in the wave of French protest strikes against the government's unpopular pension reform plans. The action comes on the eve of another nationwide protest planned for March 28 against the bill — and as Macron holds a meeting with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to discuss the way forward. The Louvre is always closed on Tuesday, so staff protested a day earlier.

Palace intrigue at the Louvre, as a paint job leads to a lawsuit

Some freshly repainted walls in the museum are now at the center of a trans-Atlantic legal clash between the Louvre and the Cy Twombly Foundation in New York over extensive renovations in its Salle des Bronzes

Thousands evacuated, 2 dead, as France declares flood emergency

He was the second victim of the torrential rains that have caused the Loire and Seine rivers to burst their banks. An 86-year-old woman was found dead in her flooded house in a small town southwest of Paris late on Wednesday.

Abu Dhabi to begin building Louvre early next year

Visitors to Abu Dhabi's latest attraction will be offered a journey through time when building of a branch of Paris's world-famous Louvre museum finally gets under way next year.