US EditionLouvre to set up new cameras and anti-intrusion systems after stunning crown jewels heist
The Louvre will add 100 cameras, anti-intrusion systems, and anti-vehicle barriers following a $102 million jewel theft that exposed major security gaps, director Laurence des Cars said.
- Following last month’s heist, the Louvre Museum announced on Wednesday that about 100 new surveillance cameras will be operational by the end of next year and anti-intrusion systems will be installed within two weeks.
- Security briefings detail that des Cars said the power tools used by thieves to cut through the display cases were disc cutters meant for concrete, which had not been anticipated when cases were replaced in 2019.
- Modernization from the 1980s left the Louvre’s equipment technically obsolete after overperforming for 40 years, while this year more than 8 million visitors stressed the glass pyramid inaugurated in 1989, Laurence des Cars said.
- On Monday, the Louvre announced it was temporarily closing some offices and a gallery as part of more than 20 emergency measures, including posting a `security coordinator` this month.
- After the shock, after the emotion, after the assessment, it's time for action, Laurence des Cars said, tying security to the Louvre New Renaissance plan costing 800 million euros to ensure complete protection of the museum's surroundings.
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Louvre boosts security with 100 cameras and other measures after heist
The head of the Louvre Museum said Wednesday that new surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems will soon be installed at the Paris landmark after last month’s stunning crown jewels heist. The cameras — some 100 of them — will be up and running by the end of next year while anti-intrusion systems will start to be put in place within two weeks, Louvre director Laurence des Cars said. She described the systems as equipment that will prevent …
As a matter of urgency, the president of the museum announced a series of measures, such as the installation of 100 cameras by the end of 2026 and the forthcoming establishment of a mobile advanced post of the national police within the museum.
During the break-in on 19 October, it took thieves less than eight minutes to force a window with a cargo lift and steal jewellery worth 88 million euros.
By the end of 2026, 100 cameras will be installed around the Louvre. This is one of 20 new security measures the Paris museum is implementing following the spectacular theft in October.
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