<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The director of the Louvre Museum, who had been under fire since the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/louvre-heists-four-more-people-arrested/b0567311-0900-42e8-9d4f-eda089a54692" rel="" target="_blank" title="stunning and embarrassing heist"><span>stunning and embarrassing heist</span></a><span> of the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/france" rel="" target="_blank" title="French"><span>French</span></a><span> crown jewels last October, has stepped down from the position, French President </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/emmanuel-macron" rel="" target="_blank" title="Emmanuel Macron's"><span>Emmanuel Macron's</span></a><span> office said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The office said in a statement that Macron accepted the resignation of Laurence des Cars, and that he praised the move as "an act of responsibility at a time when the world's largest museum needs calm and a strong new impetus to carry out major projects involving security upgrades, modernisation" and other initiatives.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Thieves took less than eight minutes in October to steal €88 million ($146.8 million) worth of crown jewels in a weekend heist at the world's most visited museum, shocking the world.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/nancy-guthrie-missing-update-savannah-guthrie--says-her-family-is-offering-a-14-million-reward-for-her-mothers-recovery/6facd400-bc14-4c88-9ef5-c557e8a587b7" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Emotional Savannah Guthrie offers $1.4 million to find her missing mum</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Des Cars was named director of the Louvre, one of the museum world's most prestigious posts, in 2021.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She had offered to resign on the day of the robbery but was refused by the culture minister.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I saw a tragic, brutal, violent reality for the Louvre, and as the person in charge, after all the hard work done by the teams that day – it felt right to offer my resignation," she said in November.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/louvre-director-resigns-after-crown-jewels-heist/92a22ba8-a814-44ac-a690-0676b593515c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/harrisville-pub-queensland-owner-plea-as-country-pubs-struggle-to-stay-afload/53d3c499-0b0c-4818-bba1-9373c9b14286"><strong><span>Queensland pub owner's plea after being forced to raise menu prices</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Macron thanked des Cars for "her work and commitment" and said he wanted to give her a new mission focused on cooperation among major museums, the statement said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It didn't say if she accepted.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us 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