The incident, which damaged a painted ceiling in the Denon Wing, has further weakened the leadership of the Paris museum, in crisis since the theft of the crown jewels on October 19.

French police have broken up what the Louvre described as a 'large-scale' ticket fraud network. Local news says nine people were arrested, including two museum employees.

PARIS: The Paris prosecutors office on Thursday said that nine people were being detained as part of an investigation into a suspected decade-long, 10 million euro ($11.8 million)…

A catalogue of incidents at the world's most visited museum have placed museum bosses come under increasing scrutiny.

Investigators believe guides working with Chinese tourists reused tickets to enter several times, bribing security staff to get their compliance.

The incident, which damaged a painted ceiling in the Denon Wing, has further weakened the leadership of the Paris museum, in crisis since the theft of the crown jewels on October…