Night at the Louvre: Art, Intrigue & a Modern Heist

Bestselling author Elaine Sciolino shares an intimate journey of discovery and revelation into the world’s most famous museum.

Adventures in the Louvre has captivated readers with its intimate, revelatory journey into the world’s most famous museum. For this special event, Sciolino presents the newly updated edition of her book, released in the wake of the dramatic Louvre heist that shocked France and made headlines around the world. With fresh perspectives from her recent reporting for The New York Times and other publications, she will offer fresh insight into what the theft reveals about the museum’s history, vulnerabilities, and enduring power.

With the curiosity of a journalist, the eye of a storyteller, and the warmth of a seasoned Parisian flâneuse, Sciolino introduces us to the artworks she loves most—both celebrated and overlooked—and to the people who keep the Louvre alive: curators, restorers, guards, firefighters, artisans, and archivists. opens doors normally closed to the public, guiding readers through the museum’s galleries, rooftops, archives, ateliers, and hidden corners

Part investigative reporting, part travelogue, part cultural history, the book illuminates the Louvre as a living, breathing organism—magnificent, labyrinthine, and endlessly human. This expanded edition includes a new chapter with updates about the museum, including an ambitious billion-dollar proposal to renovate the Louvre with a new underground entrance and special galleries for the Mona Lisa as well as the brazen 2025 theft of crown jewels from the Apollo Gallery.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear from one of the most authoritative American voices on France, art, and the inner workings of its most iconic cultural institution.

Event in English. Open to the public; registration required.