Louvre closes gallery on account of structural difficulty

[ad_1] <img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/0e64/live/ba413160-b804-11f0-b2a1-6f537f66f9aa.png.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/0e64/live/ba413160-b804-11f0-b2a1-6f537f66f9aa.png.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/0e64/live/ba413160-b804-11f0-b2a1-6f537f66f9aa.png.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/0e64/live/ba413160-b804-11f0-b2a1-6f537f66f9aa.png.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/0e64/live/ba413160-b804-11f0-b2a1-6f537f66f9aa.png.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/0e64/live/ba413160-b804-11f0-b2a1-6f537f66f9aa.png.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/0e64/live/ba413160-b804-11f0-b2a1-6f537f66f9aa.png.webp 1536w" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/0e64/live/ba413160-b804-11f0-b2a1-6f537f66f9aa.png.webp" loading="eager" alt="Reuters Police guard near the pyramid of the Louvre museum in Paris after a jewellery heist robbery. Photo: 19 October 2025" class="sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA"/> Reuters The Louvre museum in Paris has introduced it's closing one among its galleries due to structural weaknesses.

The Campana Gallery - consisting of 9 rooms which host Greek ceramics - will stay shut as engineers examine "sure beams supporting the flooring", the Louvre stated.

The announcement provides to the museum's unwelcome consideration following a high-profile heist final month by which jewels value €88m (£76m; $102m) had been taken.

Criticism has targeted on lax safety on the world's most-visited museum within the French capital.

4 individuals have been arrested over the heist, however the jewels haven't been recovered.

In a press release on Monday, the Louvre stated that structural points in workplaces on the second flooring - above the Campana Gallery within the Sully wing of the museum - had led to its choice.

"Throughout these investigations, the Campana Gallery... will likely be closed to the general public as a precautionary measure," it stated.

Three weeks after the jewel theft, a report was launched by which the Courtroom of Auditors criticised managers who had most popular to spend money on new artworks and exhibitions moderately than fundamental maintenance and safety of the museum.

Basing its findings on the years 2018-24, the report discovered the museum had spent €105.4m (£92.7m) on shopping for new artworks and €63.5m on exhibition areas.

However on the similar time it spent solely €26.7m on upkeep works, and €59.5m on restoration of the palace constructing.

Watch: Two individuals go away Louvre in carry mounted to automobile

On the day of the heist, the suspects arrived at 09:30 (07:30 GMT), simply after the museum opened to guests.

The suspects arrived with a stolen vehicle-mounted mechanical carry to achieve entry to the Galerie d'Apollon (Gallery of Apollo) by way of a balcony near the River Seine. The boys used a disc cutter to crack open show circumstances housing the jewelry.

Prosecutors stated the thieves had been inside for 4 minutes and made their escape on two scooters ready exterior at 09:38, earlier than switching to vehicles.

One of many stolen gadgets - a crown - was dropped throughout the escape. The opposite seven jewels haven't been discovered.

The worry is that they've already been spirited overseas, although the prosecutor accountable for the case has stated she continues to be hopeful they are often retrieved intact.

These arrested over the heist that shocked France had been all petty criminals moderately than organised crime professionals, Paris's prosecutor has stated.

For the reason that incident, safety measures have been tightened round France's cultural establishments.

The Louvre has even transferred a few of its most valuable jewels to the Financial institution of France.

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