The Louvre appoints its first female president in 228 years

Art historian Laurence des Cars, who specialises in 19th and early 20th-century art, and is a driving force behind the restitution of art looted by the Nazis during World War II, has become the first-ever female president of The Louvre in 228 years of history. Des Cars will now be the head of the world’s most visited museum, founded in 1793. Des Cars, president of the Musée d’Orsay and L’Orangerie in Paris, both of which she has run since 2017, will take over the prestigious post in September.