Madrid. The president and director of the Louvre Museum in Paris, Laurence des Cars, resigned yesterday from her position, a resignation that the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, has accepted, according to the Elysee Palace.
Des Cars submitted his resignation in a letter to Macron. “The head of state has accepted her and praised her act of responsibility at a time when the largest museum in the world needs tranquility and a new impetus to carry out important security and modernization projects,” said the statement from Macron’s office.
The French president has thanked him for his work and commitment in recent years and, reiterating that he has always relied on “his indisputable scientific experience,” Macron announced that he will entrust him with a mission within the framework of the French presidency of the G7 on cooperation between the large museums of the countries of the bloc.
Des Cars was at the center of the controversy after the important theft of jewelry recorded in the art gallery of the Parisian capital, an incident after which he submitted his resignation, which at that time was rejected by the French government.
After the robbery, he admitted his “shock and immense pain” over the incident and pointed out the “terrible failure” it represented for his management at the head of the Louvre, insisting that he assumed his share of responsibility.