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                    [Title] => Louvre museum 'running out of steam,' says new director
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The Louvre museum is  struggling to find funding to upgrade its aging facilities following a litany of problems.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-18 09:34:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/25/afp2025122388w22n9v4highrestopshotfrancemuseumrobberysecurity_2025-12-25_15-31-06507_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2530900 [Title] => Louvre heist to be turned into film [Summary] =>

After seven months of investigation, and despite the arrests of the main suspects, the jewels have still not been found.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-27 09:36:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/10/23/afp2025102279l82rkv2midresfrancemuseumrobberyinvestigationtourism_2025-10-23_08-55-27894_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2529066 [Title] => France unveils architects to transform Louvre [Summary] =>

The "Louvre-New Renaissance" overhaul, President Emmanuel Macron's signature project announced last year, will include a new space for the Mona Lisa and a new museum entrance.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-19 13:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/25/afp2025122388w22n9v4highrestopshotfrancemuseumrobberysecurity_2025-12-25_15-31-06507_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2508378 [Title] => Water leak and ticket fraud charges add to Louvre woes [Summary] =>

Investigators believe guides working with Chinese tourists re-used tickets to enter several times, bribing security staff to get their compliance.

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The Louvre said the crown had been "badly deformed," but remained "nearly intact" and would be restored to its original state, "without the need for reconstruction."

[DatePublished] => 2026-02-05 08:42:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/02/05/afp2026020496797crv1midresfilesfrancemuseumrobberylouvre_2026-02-05_08-49-58491_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2502016 [Title] => Louvre heist probe: What we know [Summary] =>

Three months on from the brazen heist, four suspects are in police custody but the jewels are still nowhere to be found.

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-19 09:53:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808090 [AuthorName] => Francois Becker [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/25/afp2025122388w22n9v4highrestopshotfrancemuseumrobberysecurity_2025-12-25_15-31-06507_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2500683 [Title] => Louvre, Palace of Versailles fare hike for non-European tourists spark outcry [Summary] =>

Americans, UK citizens and Chinese nationals, who are some of the museum's most numerous foreign visitors, will be among those affected, as will tourists from poorer countries.

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-13 12:17:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805906 [AuthorName] => Adam Plowright [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/04/28/mona-lisa-louvre-afp-lois-venance_2024-04-28_16-37-58290_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2496717 [Title] => Louvre installs bars over robbed gallery window [Summary] =>

The bars are the latest measure put in place in recent months as the security standards at the world's most visited museum in Paris are facing intense scrutiny following the October heist when thieves stole jewelry worth an estimated $102 million.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-25 15:25:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/25/afp2025122388w22n9v4highrestopshotfrancemuseumrobberysecurity_2025-12-25_15-31-06507_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2492794 [Title] => Louvre says hundreds of works damaged by water leak [Summary] =>

A water leak in late November damaged several hundred works in the Louvre's Egyptian department, weeks after a brazen jewel theft raised concerns over its infrastructure.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-08 09:56:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/10/23/afp2025102279l82rkv2midresfrancemuseumrobberyinvestigationtourism_2025-10-23_08-55-27894_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2484556 [Title] => 2 Louvre heist suspects a couple with children: prosecutor [Summary] =>

Small-time criminals are believed to be behind the spectacular jewel heist at the Louvre, the top Paris prosecutor said Sunday, adding that two of the suspects are a couple with children.

[DatePublished] => 2025-11-03 08:55:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/10/20/crown-jewels-louvre-theft-heist_2025-10-20_09-43-09833_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Louvre museum 'running out of steam,' says new director
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The Louvre museum is  struggling to find funding to upgrade its aging facilities following a litany of problems.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-18 09:34:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/25/afp2025122388w22n9v4highrestopshotfrancemuseumrobberysecurity_2025-12-25_15-31-06507_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2530900 [Title] => Louvre heist to be turned into film [Summary] =>

After seven months of investigation, and despite the arrests of the main suspects, the jewels have still not been found.

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The "Louvre-New Renaissance" overhaul, President Emmanuel Macron's signature project announced last year, will include a new space for the Mona Lisa and a new museum entrance.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-19 13:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/25/afp2025122388w22n9v4highrestopshotfrancemuseumrobberysecurity_2025-12-25_15-31-06507_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2508378 [Title] => Water leak and ticket fraud charges add to Louvre woes [Summary] =>

Investigators believe guides working with Chinese tourists re-used tickets to enter several times, bribing security staff to get their compliance.

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The Louvre said the crown had been "badly deformed," but remained "nearly intact" and would be restored to its original state, "without the need for reconstruction."

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Three months on from the brazen heist, four suspects are in police custody but the jewels are still nowhere to be found.

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-19 09:53:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808090 [AuthorName] => Francois Becker [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/25/afp2025122388w22n9v4highrestopshotfrancemuseumrobberysecurity_2025-12-25_15-31-06507_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2500683 [Title] => Louvre, Palace of Versailles fare hike for non-European tourists spark outcry [Summary] =>

Americans, UK citizens and Chinese nationals, who are some of the museum's most numerous foreign visitors, will be among those affected, as will tourists from poorer countries.

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-13 12:17:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805906 [AuthorName] => Adam Plowright [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/04/28/mona-lisa-louvre-afp-lois-venance_2024-04-28_16-37-58290_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2496717 [Title] => Louvre installs bars over robbed gallery window [Summary] =>

The bars are the latest measure put in place in recent months as the security standards at the world's most visited museum in Paris are facing intense scrutiny following the October heist when thieves stole jewelry worth an estimated $102 million.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-25 15:25:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/25/afp2025122388w22n9v4highrestopshotfrancemuseumrobberysecurity_2025-12-25_15-31-06507_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2492794 [Title] => Louvre says hundreds of works damaged by water leak [Summary] =>

A water leak in late November damaged several hundred works in the Louvre's Egyptian department, weeks after a brazen jewel theft raised concerns over its infrastructure.

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Small-time criminals are believed to be behind the spectacular jewel heist at the Louvre, the top Paris prosecutor said Sunday, adding that two of the suspects are a couple with children.

[DatePublished] => 2025-11-03 08:55:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/10/20/crown-jewels-louvre-theft-heist_2025-10-20_09-43-09833_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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