Catherine Pegard
Background
AI-generatedCatherine Pegard is a French journalist and cultural administrator who has served as president of the Musée du Louvre since 2013.
Role
Catherine Pegard is the president of the Établissement public du musée du Louvre in Paris, the institution's top administrative and governance position. In this capacity she oversees the museum's operations, collections policy, and major exhibitions and renovation projects.
Background
Before joining the Louvre, Pegard worked as a journalist, notably at the French weekly Le Point, where she covered politics. She was later an adviser to President Nicolas Sarkozy before being appointed to head the Louvre in 2013, a nomination that drew some criticism from art world figures who noted her lack of a traditional museum-curatorial background.
Why they are in the news
Pegard has featured in coverage related to the Louvre following a high-profile jewel heist at the museum, and subsequently in reporting on the reopening of the Apollo Gallery, one of the museum's most prominent state rooms, after the incident. Her public statements and role in managing the museum's response to the theft and its aftermath have kept her name in the news in this period.
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