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New Louvre director tasked with leading a beleaguered landmark out of decades of crisis

Art historian and president of France’s Versailles Palace Christophe Leribault is taking the reins of the world’s most famous museum, a day after his predecessor submitted her resignation. Leribault faces the daunting task of steering the Louvre out of decades of crisis and reinforcing security after the brazen theft of a collection of jewels last year.

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