Laurence des Cars, president of the Louvre Museum, has resigned
Laurence des Cars , president and director of the Louvre Museum, resigned this Tuesday and French President Emmanuel Macron accepted it, according to the Elysée Palace.
Des Cars has resigned in a letter sent to Macron. "The head of state has accepted and praised his responsibility, as the world's largest museum needs calm and new impetus to carry out important security and modernization projects," the statement from Macron's office said.
The French president thanks him for his work and commitment in recent years and reiterates that he has always relied on "his scientific experience." Macron announces that he will grant him a "mission" within the framework of the French presidency of the G7, linked to cooperation between the major museums of the bloc countries.
Des Cars was recently at the heart of the controversy over the theft of the gallery in thecapital of Paris, after which he resigned but was rejected by the French Government.
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