The French president Emmanuel Macron has named art historian Christophe Leribault as the new head of the institution following the resignation of its former director Laurence des Cars earlier this week.
\nLeribault, 62, has headed several of France\u2019s best known cultural institutions. He joins the Louvre from the Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles, where he has been director since 2024, and previously led the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay and the Mus\u00e9e de l\u2019Orangerie, both in Paris. He was the deputy director of the Louvre\u2019s graphic arts department from 2006 to 2012.
\nThe appointment comes after months of turmoil following the burglary at the institution on 19 October 2025, when two men stole Napoleonic-era jewellery and regalia valued at \u20ac88m (around \u00a376m) in an audacious smash-and-grab raid.
\nInvestigators believe the core heist was organised by a four-man team, all of whom have now been arrested and charged. None of the stolen items have been recovered thus far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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