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Louvre Museum

Arcs in the news about Louvre Museum from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Subject · 32 stories · 678 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 14, 2023

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Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Jul 21.

All arcs1 named arc in 2025

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The Louvre crown jewel heist and the arrests that followed

11 of 13 stories this year · gone quiet

Louvre reopens three days after heist; thieves remain at large · 41 articles, Oct 19Where the jewels stolen from the Louvre Museum might end up · 61 articles, Oct 19Louvre museum closes temporarily following major theft · 13 articles, Oct 19Thieves pull off heist at the Louvre with visitors inside · 101 articles, Oct 19No security cameras covered Louvre balcony where thieves entered, director says · 8 articles, Oct 235 more arrests made in Louvre jewel heist · 61 articles, Oct 26French officials arrest multiple suspects in Louvre crown jewel heist · 88 articles, Oct 26Two Louvre heist suspects had prior theft conviction, Paris prosecutor says · 35 articles, Oct 29Two new suspects handed preliminary charges in Louvre jewels heist case, Paris prosecutor says · 9 articles, Nov 14 more arrested in $102M Louvre jewel heist, Paris prosecutor says · 34 articles, Nov 25Paris prosecutor says arrested man is thought to be 4th member of Louvre heist gang · 15 articles, Nov 25

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else9 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Louvre Museum that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 15– 17Louvre workers vote to extend a strike at the world's most visited museum20 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 8Louvre workers announce strike over work conditions and security after $102M heist5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Dec 7– 8Louvre says hundreds of works damaged by water leak21 articles · 16 independent sources
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  4. Nov 28Louvre museum to hike entrance fee by 45% for non-European visitors7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  5. Nov 9– 10Louvre ‘fedora man’ revealed: Meet the stylish teen dresser snapped at scene of heist26 articles · 18 independent sources
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  6. Oct 28Ex-thief says he warned Louvre of security weaknesses around crown jewels9 articles · 4 independent sources
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  7. Oct 24Louvre Heist Encapsulates a Western Culture That Will Not Defend Itself5 articles · 4 independent sources
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  8. Oct 21– 23Director of the Louvre acknowledges 'terrible failure' after crown jewel heist15 articles · 10 independent sources
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  9. Jan 28– 29The ‘Mona Lisa’ will get its own room under a major renovation of the Louvre - Boston News, Weather, Sports23 articles · 17 independent sources
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