PARIS: For the first time, French television broadcast footage of the audacious October robbery at the Louvre Museum, showing thieves breaking into display cases and stealing crown jewels. The images, captured by the museum’s surveillance cameras, were aired on TF1 and France Televisions on Sunday evening, three months after the heist. Read More: Armed robber holds customers […]
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Louvre to hike ticket prices for non-EU visitors
PARIS – The Louvre Museum in Paris announced a 45 per cent increase in ticket prices for most non-European Union tourists to help fund ongoing renovations and bolster security following a recent high-profile theft. Read More: Louvre hikes entry fees 45% for non-EU tourists Visitors from outside the EU or European Economic Area, including Britons, will […]
Louvre transfers jewels to Bank of France after heist
The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France, according to French radio RTL, after an audacious daylight heist last week exposed the famed museum’s security vulnerability. The transfer of some precious items from the museum’s Apollo gallery, home to the French crown jewels, was carried out on Friday […]
French embassy in Pakistan praises Islamic art department at Louvre Museum
In a bid to show France’s positive and delicate picture for Islam, the French consulate in Pakistan Thursday brings the Department of Islamic Art at the Louver Museum into the light. Taking to Twitter the numerous photos of the Islamic workmanship shown at the Louver Museum, the government office tweeted, “Since 2012 & a presidential […]