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A man stands in front of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, which is encased in glass and displayed on a plain wall inside a gallery at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The marble statue Nike of Samothrace stands headless and winged atop a stone ship base, displayed against a plain wall in the Louvre Museum, Paris. Louvre Museum Visitors view large framed paintings on red walls inside a spacious gallery at the Louvre Museum in Paris, with natural light coming from a glass ceiling. The Louvre Museum in Paris with the large glass and steel pyramid entrance by architect I.M. Pei in the center, surrounded by the historic palace building and landscaped hedges. Jean Nouvel: Louvre Abu Dhabi Leonardo da Vinci: The Virgin, the Child Jesus, and St. Anne Painting of Empress Eugenie standing in court dress with a pearl diadem tiara, white gown with lace, and green velvet train, set against a red-draped interior with a garden view. Lavishly decorated Apollo Gallery in the Louvre, Paris, with gilded moldings, ornate ceiling paintings depicting mythological scenes, and visitors walking through the hall. A necklace and earrings set featuring large green emeralds and numerous diamonds, arranged in an ornate pattern and displayed in a velvet-lined case.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Official Site of the Louvre Museum. Aug 29, 2026
Noted that the 2025 jewelry heist contributed to the decision by Laurence des Cars, the Louvre's first woman president, to resign in 2026. Feb 26, 2026
Noted that four suspects had been charged in connection with the 2025 jewelry theft. Nov 10, 2025
Updated discussion on the 2025 jewelery theft. Oct 30, 2025
Noted that two suspects had been arrested in connection with the 2025 heist of Louvre jewelry. Oct 27, 2025
Media added. Oct 22, 2025
Added discussion on the 2025 theft. Oct 20, 2025
Article revised and updated. Jul 17, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Witness History - The battle of the Louvre pyramid. Apr 25, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Introduction to "Building the Louvre". Sep 18, 2024
Cross-reference added. Oct 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Museums and politics: the Louvre, Paris. May 20, 2023
Links added. Mar 09, 2023
Add new Web site: History of Museums - Louvre Museum - History and Facts. May 07, 2022
Add new Web site: Napoleon.org - Louvre Museum, First Empire. May 07, 2022
Media added. May 22, 2020
Add new Web site: LiveScience - The Louvre Museum: Facts, Paintings and Tickets. Nov 29, 2019
Noted the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Nov 14, 2017
Corrected display issue. Jan 31, 2017
Article revised and updated. Mar 20, 2013
Media added. Jul 12, 2011
Added photograph. Aug 28, 2009
Media added. Dec 22, 2008
Article revised and updated. Jan 03, 2008
Added new Web site: Official Site of the Louvre Museum. Aug 03, 2007
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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