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(L-R) Jean-Paul Claverie, adviser to LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault; Rima Abdul-Malak, then French minister of culture; and Christophe Leribault, president of the Musée d'Orsay, stand in front of Gustave Caillebotte’s “La Partie de bateau” (The Boating Party) following its arrival at the museum in Paris in 2023. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP

The group Louis Vuitton (LVMH), a gift to the Musée d’Orsay and a huge tax incentive – business as usual?

In 2023, the French luxury giant LVMH participated in the acquisition of an Impressionist painting by the Musée d’Orsay, a transaction combining patronage, public relations and tax optimisation.
Altogether, counterfeit goods made up “approximately $467 billion” in global trade in 2021, according to the latest data in a 2025 report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Ahmad Faizal / Shutterstock

Counterfeit Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Hermès bags from China: examining an online phenomenon and its risks for consumers

False video ads for French luxury bags made in China promised unbeatable prices. Buying a fake may come with a potentially high cost.
Bernard Arnault at a presentation of Show Me Paris, an event dedicated to the LVMH Métiers d’Excellence (Professions of Excellence) initiative. Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFP

Louis Vuitton, Notre Dame and the quest for ‘secular immortality’

The CEO’s splashy style, which some critics see as influenced by US philanthropy, contrasts with the traditional French preference for understated sponsorship. What is Arnault hoping to achieve?
Antoine Arnault (second from left), son of Bernard Arnault and member of the LVMH board of directors, visited the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral the day after the fire. Christophe Petit Tesson/AFP

The profane and the sacred: why luxury firms rushed to support Notre‑Dame

The biggest names in France’s luxury industry have given millions of euros to help rebuild Notre Dame. Questioning why they would do so overlooks the deep historical and religious roots of the industry.

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