US EditionLouvre Reveals New Details on Heist, Enhanced Security Efforts
More than 20 security upgrades including about 100 cameras and a police station will be implemented after the $102 million jewel theft at the Louvre, director des Cars said.
- On November 19, 2025, Laurence des Cars announced the Louvre Museum will adopt more than 20 new security measures, including a posted security coordinator, roughly 100 new surveillance cameras, and a police station on the museum grounds.
- On Wednesday, investigators found that security lapses included perimeter cameras missing the Apollo Gallery and a surveillance password of Louvre, while robbers used disc cutters designed for concrete and a truck-mounted cherry picker to escape with $102 million in jewels during the Oct. 19 heist.
- Four suspects have been arrested and charged while the eight pieces of the French crown jewel collection remain unrecovered; the museum temporarily closed a gallery and offices, and two recently closed galleries are scheduled for security upgrades.
- Facing questions from the National Assembly, des Cars said `I want to instill a genuine security culture,` with cameras expected to be operational within two weeks and emergency measures to be implemented in the coming days.
- Amid a major modernization effort, officials say 134 digital cameras were installed between 2022 and 2025 under the $933 million `Louvre New Renaissance` plan, addressing overcrowding damage and adding a Mona Lisa room while Des Cars noted past activist incidents.
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Louvre director details security improvement plans following $102 million jewel heist
An exterior view of the famous window and balcony two weeks after a robbery at the Louvre in Paris, France, November 3, 2025. The museum was targeted on October 19 by several criminals who smashed windows to steal eight precious royal jewels. (Photo by Adnan Farzat/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (PARIS) — The director of the Louvre in Paris addressed on Wednesday a new security breach at the museum while detailing plans underway to overhaul the faci…
Louvre reveals new details on heist, enhanced security efforts
A month after the daring theft of more than $100 million in jewels from the Louvre, museum officials announced that they will install roughly 100 new surveillance cameras and other security enhancements. Laurence des Cars, the director of the Louvre, also revealed new details Wednesday about how robbers were able to gain access to the display cases holding the jewels. Authorities still have not recovered the stolen jewels. Timeline for camera in…
In mid-October, thieves had taken less than eight minutes to enter the Apollo Gallery of the Louvre by means of a freight elevator through a window on the bright day, and to steal EUR 88 million in jewelry. On Wednesday, the museum director presented new details on the robbery and presented a new security concept. Laurence des Cars spoke and answered a parliamentary committee of inquiry. She also revealed new details about the security gap that …
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