Not just the Louvre: Museums across France are ripe targets for thieves
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A French police officer stands in front of the entrance of the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, south of France, on Sept 8.
A French police officer stands in front of the entrance of the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, south of France, on Sept 8.
PARIS – When thieves broke into a museum on the French Riviera on Sept 8 and made off with two paintings by impressionist master Pierre-Auguste Renoir, President Emmanuel Macron had just been a few kilometres away presiding over a conference about how to save the art of filmmaking.
The robbery, the latest in a string of thefts since the sensational heist of crown jewels at the Louvre in October 2025, suggested that France has a bigger challenge protecting its artistic treasures.
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