Overview
- The Élysée said President Emmanuel Macron accepted her resignation and assigned her a mission under France’s G7 presidency to foster cooperation among major museums.
- In October, thieves stole eight crown‑jewelry pieces worth about €88 million from the Apollo Gallery in under eight minutes, dropping Empress Eugénie’s crown, which the museum says can be restored.
- Investigators have arrested multiple suspects but most jewels remain missing; the Paris prosecutor says two men in their 30s were identified via DNA on a helmet, are Algerian nationals, and four people took part, with two still at large.
- Parliamentary and ministerial reviews have flagged systemic security failures, with full inquiry findings due in May as police investigations and a culture ministry audit continue.
- The departure follows months of turmoil at the museum, including staff strikes, water leaks that damaged works, a ticket‑fraud case with charges, and a pause to parts of the Louvre’s ‘New Renaissance’ modernization plan.