Jewels have more material value than paintings, and they can be separated into simpler parts and then sold individually. But when it comes to museum heists, jewelry is statistically the least commonly targeted item, making this quite a unique theft for the Louvre. Why, then, do people so often bother stealing artwork if it’s harder to sell?

The Musée du Louvre, generally just referred to as “The Louvre,” is the most famous and most visited museum in the entire world. It receives almost 9 million visitors every year and has over 38,000 pieces of art on display! The Louvre really is a ...

Up to 400 documents have been damaged by the leak, according to Francis Steinbock, the deputy administrator of the museum. But no works of art were affected.

The Art Newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Americas and art market editor discuss the top sales and the wider mood in Miami, Ben Luke gets the latest on the ground in Paris and hears from curator Dita Amory

The day after the jewelry heist at the Louvre in Paris, officials from across Washington's world-famous museums were already talking, assessing and planning how to bolster their own security. “We went over a review of the incident,” said Doug Beaver ...