After a heist and the departure of its boss, the French institution wrestles with water leaks, strikes and much-criticised plans for a €1bn renovation ...

A compelling new essay by historian Bénédicte Savoy explores the controversy surrounding European art's departure from the Louvre after 1815, much as African art is now leaving European collections.

Eugen Weidmann met his death with his eyes tightly shut. The young German serial killer, whose gaze was said to be hypnotic ...