This photograph shows the Pyramide du Louvre, designed by Chinese-US architect Ieoh Ming Pei, with the Louvre Museum in the background in Paris on Feb. 19, 2026.GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP via Getty Images
Louvre director resigns four months after shocking jewelry heist at the museum
French President Emmanuel Macron's office called Laurence des Cars' resignation "an act of responsibility."