Artnet News re-airs a podcast episode exploring the hidden stories of the Louvre, prompted by a recent daylight heist in which thieves stole eight pieces of royal jewelry from the Paris museum. The episode features Elaine Sciolino, a former Paris bureau chief for the New York Times, who discusses her book *Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World’s Greatest Museum*, based on unprecedented access to the museum's guards, curators, and hidden rooms.
The re-airing matters because it contextualizes the Louvre's enduring global fascination beyond the sensational heist, delving into the museum's layered history, iconic artworks like the *Mona Lisa* and *Venus de Milo*, and its transformation from a royal palace to a public museum in 1793. It highlights how the institution's secrets and stories continue to captivate the public imagination and shape cultural discourse.