"The leadership change at the world's most-visited museum comes after the October crown jewels heist and a string of failures that battered confidence in one of the country's most prized institutions. The rapid handover is meant to restore order at a museum hit by a punishing run of crises: the heist, labor unrest, water leaks, aging infrastructure and a suspected, decade-long $12 million ticket fraud scheme."
"An 18th-century specialist trained at the Ecole du Louvre, Leribault has led France's biggest museums, including the Petit Palais and the Musee d'Orsay. The government cast him as the steady hand for a battered institution, with responsibility for both the Louvre's security overhaul and its modernization."
The Louvre museum has undergone a leadership change with Christophe Leribault replacing Laurence des Cars as director. This transition follows months of pressure on the institution stemming from an October crown jewels heist and numerous operational failures. The museum has faced multiple crises including labor unrest, water leaks, aging infrastructure, and a suspected decade-long $12 million ticket fraud scheme. Leribault, an 18th-century specialist trained at the Ecole du Louvre, brings extensive experience from leading major French museums including the Petit Palais and Musee d'Orsay. The rapid leadership change aims to restore institutional confidence and protect President Emmanuel Macron's cultural legacy project centered on the Louvre's security overhaul and modernization.
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