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IGAC report details allege MuCEM president put museum at risk

French coverage of an Inspection générale des affaires culturelles report, reported around 21 August 2026 via Le Monde and ARTnews, says investigators accuse suspended MuCEM president Pierre-Olivier Costa of sexual and moral harassment, favoritism, and public-contract breaches, warning Marseille’s national museum is “at risk.” Costa denies wrongdoing. He and managing director Véronique Haché were suspended from 1 July 2026; Marseille’s prosecutor has expanded a criminal inquiry.

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