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Tunisian national arrested for planned terror attack on Louvre or Jewish community in Paris

According to Le Monde, in one conversation, the detainee claimed to know access points that lead to the Louvre and discussed making explosives he could plant at the museum. 

(ILLUSTRATIVE) The Louvre Museum in Paris. Archive.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, younger brother of Britain’s King Charles, formerly known as Prince Andrew, leaves Aylsham Police Station on a vehicle, on the day he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, after the U.S. Justice Department released more records

Activists display ex-prince Andrew arrest image at Louvre amid Epstein scrutiny

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Ancient Greek masterpieces sealed off as Louvre’s southern wing deemed ‘fragile’

FILE PHOTO: Members of a forensic team inspect a window believed to have been used in what the French Interior Ministry said was a robbery at the Louvre museum during which jewellery was stolen, in Paris, France, October 19, 2025.

Authorities believe Antwerp's jewelry underworld might lead to finding Louvre loot


'Le Grand Dîner du Louvre': Paris to host a Met Gala-style fundraising event of its own

"Paris, the fashion capital, has deep ties to fashion houses, with the Louvre at its heart," said Olivier Gabet, Louvre's Decorative Arts director.

 Paris to host a Met Gala-style fundraising event of its own.

Louvre director warns: Mona Lisa's wing at risk from leaks, overcrowding, and failing facilities

Laurence des Cars called for a fundamental modernization of the Louvre, stating that "the status quo is not tenable."

 A new wing for the Mona Lisa? Louvre Museum director warns of water leaks, overcrowding, failing facilities.

Rare Christian icons evacuated from Ukraine go on show in Paris' Louvre Museum

The icons, on display from Wednesday, are from a group of 16 extremely fragile works from Kyiv's Bohdan andVarvara Khanenko Museum that were secretly evacuated to be safeguarded by the Paris museum

 A journalist takes a picture of Saint John the Baptist 6th century Encaustic painting on wood panel, a rare Byzantine icon from the collections of the Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko Museum in Kyiv

Written records of biblical King David discovered by researchers

The stele was discovered in fragments in 1868 roughly 15 miles east of the Dead Sea and currently resides in the Louvre museum in Paris.

 Detail of a portion of lines 12–16, reconstructed from the squeeze. The middle line (14) reads "Take Nabau against Israel."

Mona Lisa left unharmed but smeared in cake in climate protest stunt

The perpetrator was a man disguised as an old lady who jumped out of a wheelchair before attacking the glass.

 Visitors take pictures and video of the painting "Mona Lisa" after cake was smeared on the protective glass at the Lourve Museum in Paris, France May 29, 2022 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.

Paris's Louvre closes after staff walkout over coronavirus fears

A spokeswoman said the museum in central Paris was expected to open after the meeting between management, personnel and the staff doctor.

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