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Water leak and ticket fraud charges add to Louvre woes

The Daily Sentinel 14 Feb 2026
After a break-in and strikes, a ticket fraud scandal and a water leak on Friday brought new troubles to France's Louvre museum ... .
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Nine people arrested in Paris after French police smash �8.7million Louvre false ticket racket

The Daily Mail 14 Feb 2026
Police think the scammers, who included migrants from China who should not have been in France, were also involved in a similar racket at the Palace of Versailles, west of Paris and enquiries are ongoing ....
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Louvre Museum's Denon gallery damaged by water leak, Mona Lisa unaffected

Ammon 14 Feb 2026
The Louvre museum's Denon gallery, where its most valuable ...
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Yet more embarassment for the Louvre amid ticket fraud revelations and leaky pipes

France24 14 Feb 2026
Two museum employees have been arrested in conjunction with the alleged conspiracy ... .
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Latest Louvre leak leaves 19th-century ceiling painting damaged

The Washington Times 14 Feb 2026
A leaky pipe at the Louvre damaged a ceiling painting from 1819, just months after another leaky pipe damaged books related to ancient Egypt ... .
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Louvre hit by new criminal saga as employees arrested over €10 million ticket fraud

The Independent 13 Feb 2026
Among those taken into custody are two employees of the museum and several tour guides .
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France detains nine in probe over alleged $15m Louvre ticket fraud

Straits Times 13 Feb 2026
Those in custody include two Louvre officials and several guides ....
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Fresh water leak adds to Louvre museum woes

Laurel Leader-Call 13 Feb 2026
After a break-in, strikes and a ticket fraud scandal, the beleaguered Louvre museum in Paris said Friday it had suffered a water leak in its most-visited wing, the second flood in three months ....
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Louvre: Leak damages 19th Century painting in latest setback

BBC News 13 Feb 2026
A catalogue of incidents at the world .
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Leak damages 19th Century painting in latest Louvre setback

BBC News 13 Feb 2026
A catalogue of incidents at the world's most visited museum have placed museum bosses come under increasing scrutiny ... .
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Louvre Museum's Denon gallery damaged by water leak; Mona Lisa unaffected

Khaleejtimes 13 Feb 2026
The Louvre museum's Denon gallery, where its most valuable paintings are displayed, was hit by a water leak on Thursday evening, although the area which houses Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa was ...
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Louvre museum ticket fraud scheme costs Paris landmark over $11 million in decade-long scam

The Washington Times 13 Feb 2026
Nine people have been detained in Paris in connection with a suspected decade-long ticket fraud scheme at the Louvre museum that allegedly defrauded the institution of more than 10 million euros ($11.8 million) ... .
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