The Louvre’s Apollo gallery in Paris has reopened to the public for the first time since 88 million euros ($102 million) worth of crown jewels were stolen in a dramatic daytime heist. The public can tour the majestic room and view its gilded ceilings and Greek frescoes en route to the nearby Mona Lisa, but they won’t see any crown jewels or empty display cases.
Security Upgrades
The stolen jewels remain unrecovered nine months later. The gallery’s former exhibits will be relocated elsewhere in the museum, said Christophe Leribault, the Louvre’s director. Security at the Paris museum has been boosted with the addition of new surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems.
The Louvre is undergoing a decade-long modernization plan, with an estimated cost of up to 800 million euros ($933 million) to modernize infrastructure, ease crowding and give the Mona Lisa a dedicated gallery by 2031.
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