New controversy at the Louvre. A police raid on the Louvre this week uncovered fraud involving tickets and tourist guides “large scale“, denounced by the museum itself, the famous Parisian institution reported this Thursday.
“The police operation, carried out on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, was carried out following a report from the Louvre Museum, as part of its anti-fraud policy, and following ongoing conversations between museum staff and the police about fraudulent practices,” the establishment reported in a statement.
Based on the information available to the museum, the existence of a fraud network is suspected. “on a large scale”, added the institution.
