The Louvre Museum in Paris is the world’s largest art museum and a cornerstone of French culture, currently buzzing after the Bayeux Tapestry’s landmark return visit by royals and presidents.
The 70-metre Bayeux Tapestry has arrived in London on loan from France and will open at the British Museum on 10 September 2026. King Charles III and President Emmanuel Macron have previewed the exhibition; tickets for months are sold out and the museum expects about 1 million visitors before the loan ends in July 2027.
Two men implicated in the October 2025 Louvre burglary have told investigative judges that the mastermind behind the heist was unhappy with the haul and believed more could be taken. They say they were recruited just days before the break-in and that the plan involved smashing display cases to steal royal jewelry worth about €88 million. The men, Abdoulaye N and Ghelamallah A, say they were paid up to €20,000 and faced dire financial pressures.
The Apollo Gallery at the Louvre has reopened after nine months, but the crown jewels are no longer on display. Eight jewels valued at about $102 million were stolen in October; authorities have charged four suspects, and the jewels remain missing. Security upgrades are in place as France reviews museum safety in the Louvre New Renaissance plan.
Two thieves have broken into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer before 6:00am and have taken four Renoir paintings each valued at about €9m. Police have recovered two works found in the museum garden; two paintings remain missing. Municipal police reached the scene within five minutes after the alarm sounded.
The Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer has seen two paintings stolen by a group described as well-equipped. The two works were dropped in the museum garden; the other two remain missing. Experts say stolen art rarely sells for value and may end up hidden or destroyed. Police are searching for the perpetrators.