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Louvre Jewelry Heist: What We Know So Far

The Louvre Museum in Paris, France, has been forced to shut while authorities investigate a theft targeting France’s valuable ...
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'We failed', French Justice Minister Darmanin says after Louvre heist

A jewelry heist at Paris' Louvre museum has cast France in a "deplorable" light, Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin said on ...
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Fans throw a funeral outside of the Louvre after the museum retires the Nintendo 3DS as its official guide

Why is the Louvre retiring its Nintendo 3DS guides? Starting in 2012, Louvre guests could rent a 3DS handheld gaming device that was preloaded with tour material. The device had geolocation, which ...
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The Louvre Stops Renting Out Nintendo 3DS Consoles, Which Helped Visitors Navigate the Massive Museum for 13 Years

For the past decade, visitors to the Louvre could rent a Nintendo 3DS console for personalized tours, audio commentary and additional information about more than 700 artworks at the famed Paris museum ...
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At Vuitton, the Louvre is a stage for stars, spectacle and Paris Fashion Week’s moving masterpiece

PARIS (AP) — Screaming fans jammed the gates before the Louvre pyramid, blocking entrances and snarling traffic. They weren’t there for the Mona Lisa. They came for Louis Vuitton — and for the front ...
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Louvre Museum Names Advocate for African Art Repatriation as Next ‘Great Thinker’

The appointment of Bénédicte Savoy underscores France’s changing views on the issue of returning artifacts that were wrongly taken during the colonial period. By Nina Siegal Reporting from Paris ...