PARIS: The president of France’s Palace of Versailles is expected to take over as head of the Louvre following the resignation of Laurence des Cars, an informed source told AFP on Wednesday. The appointment of Christophe Leribault is expected to be announced at a government meeting later Wednesday, the source said, adding that he would be tasked with “securing” and “modernizing” the world’s most-visited museum. On Tuesday, des Cars sent her resignation to President Emmanuel Macron, which was accepted, following a string of scandals including the brazen theft of jewels in broad daylight.

Negli ultimi mesi l’ormai ex presidente del museo francese tra i più visitati al mondo ha dovuto affrontare una serie di guai e scandali, tra cui la clamorosa …

El presidente francés acepta la renuncia de Laurence des Cars, en el centro de la polémica desde octubre del año pasado, y califica la decisión como “un acto de responsabilidad”

Nach dem Einbruch im Louvre und wegen weiterer Missstände hat die Direktorin des Museums ihren Rücktritt eingereicht. Wie der Élysée-Palast in Paris mitteilte, nahm Frankreichs…

Macron: atto di responsabilità, c'è bisogno d un nuovo forte slancio (ANSA)

Laurence des Carrs submitted her resignation to President Emmanel Macron, who said it was "an act of responsibility".

French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the resignation of Laurence des Cars, and that he praised the move as “an act of responsibility."

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the resignation on Tuesday of the head of Paris’ Louvre museum, which has been grappling with the fallout from a high-profile…

The director of the Louvre, Laurence des Cars, resigned her post, months after thieves stole more than $100 million in jewels from the museum.

PARIS: The president of France’s Palace of Versailles is expected to take over as head of the Louvre following the resignation of Laurence des Cars, an informed source told AFP on…

La prensa francesa informa de que el Consejo de Ministros nombrará al también exdirector del Museo de Orsay en sustitución de Laurence des Cars, que dimitió tras el escándalo del…

Christophe Leribault alla guida del museo francese dopo le dimissioni di Laurence des Cars, travolta da critiche e polemiche dopo la rapina dello scorso ottobre

L'actuel président du Château de Versailles a été officiellement nommé en Conseil des ministres à la tête du musée parisien.

Il Museo del Louvre ha un nuovo direttore: Christophe Leribault, presidente della Reggia di Versailles, è stato formalmente nominato, come annu...

The difficulties he inherits are formidable.

Christophe Leribault, most recently Versailles director, will be tasked with improving security and ‘restoring climate of trust’

Nur einen Tag nach dem Rücktritt der Louvre-Direktorin Laurence des Cars ernennt Staatspräsident Macron den Kunsthistoriker Christophe Leribaut zu dessen neuen Leiter.

Christophe Leribault is taking over as director of the Louvre, the French Ministry of Culture announced Wednesday.

COLUMN. Laurence des Cars, who handed her resignation from the Paris museum on February 24, joined a list of cultural executives accused of being overzealous. The French…