France: president of the Louvre resigns after jewel theft | EUROtoday

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The president of the Louvre Museum, Laurence des Carsresigned on February 24 after the sensational theft of historic jewels occurred final October nineteenth.

The president Emmanuel Macron he accepted them, «welcoming a act of accountability at a time when the biggest museum on this planet wants calm and a powerful new impulse to realize vital issues safety tasks and modernization and the “Louvre – New Renaissance” venture,” the presidency mentioned in an announcement.

The head of state «thanked her for her work and her dedication in recent times and, because of her plain scientific experienceneeded to entrust her with a mission inside the framework of the French presidency of the G7 on cooperation between the main museums of the international locations involved”, adds the Elysée.

The resignation comes after several criticisms for the security gaps emerged after the theft, which caused an international outcry.