&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Louvre’s Apollo Gallery to reopen after $102m heist, but without any jewels on display")
Louvre Museum’s Apollo Gallery will reopen on Wednesday (July 22) after the 2025 heist that shook art enthusiasts across the globe. Therobbery took place in broad daylight, when thieves took away prized jewels worth $102 million from the premises. In less than 10 minutes, the museum, where tourists flock to see legendary Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, lost its sparkle and sparked a lot of security concerns.
But here’s what will be different, no jewels will be on display and the museum will revert to its 17th century function as a state gallery, a source told news agency AFP on Monday (July 20). In an interview with Le Parisien, the museum's president Christophe Leribault said the "collections and precious objects" that had been displayed earlier, had been removed.
Museum director's admission
Director Laurence des Cars admitted to inadequate camera surveillance. Speaking for the first time after the heist, the museum director told French lawmakers, “Despite our efforts, despite our hard work on a daily basis, we failed.”
She added, "The only camera installed is directed westward and therefore did not cover the balcony involved in the break-in.”
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What all was stolen in the robbery?
As per a report by Bloomberg, the robbers stole a total of eight royal artifacts which included: a sapphire diadem, necklace, and single earring from a matching set linked to 19th-century French queens Marie-Amélie and Hortense; an emerald necklace and earrings from Empress Marie-Louise, second wife Napoleon Bonaparte; a reliquary brooch; Empress Eugénie’s diadem; and her large corsage-bow brooch.
The crown of Empress Eugenie, the wife of Napoleon III, however, has been found by the authorities in damaged condition near the museum. The crown has 1,354 diamonds and 56 emeralds and with golden eagles, as per the museum website.
