Overview
- France confirmed Leribault’s appointment, moving the Versailles chief with prior Louvre and Musée d’Orsay experience into the top job.
- Officials tasked him with securing the museum, accelerating upgrades, and bringing the “Louvre – Nouvelle Renaissance” program to completion.
- Des Cars’s exit came four months after the €88 million crown‑jewel heist and a parliamentary inquiry that blamed management for security failings.
- Investigations continue: the stolen jewels remain missing, and a separate ticket‑fraud probe led to nine arrests and more than €1.4 million seized.
- The new leadership inherits labor unrest and infrastructure problems highlighted by strikes, water damage and maintenance shortfalls.