Germans Arrested for Louvre Stunt in Mona Lisa Hall
Police detained the men after they taped two small paintings to a wall in the Mona Lisa hall, causing minor damage, officials said.
- On Friday, police in Paris arrested two Germans after they used sticky tape to attach two paintings measuring 30 by 40 centimeters to the wall in The Louvre's hall housing The Mona Lisa.
- The incident occurs as The Louvre manages overcrowding from nine million visitors last year, while officials remain on high alert following recent museum heists across France.
- Depicting a man in armor and a group portrait, the two paintings caused no damage to The Mona Lisa, which remains protected behind thick protective glass.
- Security officers detained the men, who told police they acted "for fun," and they will be summoned to court once the museum files a formal complaint for wall damage.
- French President Emmanuel Macron announced a major museum overhaul in May, addressing security flaws that a 2019 audit had highlighted but the museum never acted upon.
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The two men used adhesive tape to place the works on one of the walls of the Parisian museum. After being held by the guards, they explained to the police that they had done it “for fun”
Two German citizens were detained at the Louvre after they placed their own paintings on the wall in the hall where Leonardo da Vinci's famous "Mona Lisa" is exhibited. The incident occurred at around 3:30 p.m. local time. The two men used tape to secure two of their own works measuring 30 by 40 centimeters. They placed two of their own paintings One of the paintings was a self-portrait of one of the men depicted in armor. The second work showed…
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