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A visitor looks on during the reopening to the public of the Apollo Gallery, at the Louvre museum in Paris, Wednesday, 22 July 2026. Photo: AP

Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery after jewel theft, with tighter security

During the heist, thieves broke into the Apollo Gallery through a window and stole French crown jewels worth about 88 million euros (around $102 million). The theft took less than eight minutes and...

Workers install a security grill at the window of the Louvre Museum, where in October four burglars made off with jewels worth $102 million, in Paris, France, December 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Noemie Olive

Louvre heist probe: What we know

People wearing protective face masks walk near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre museum in Paris, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, February 19, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Four more arrested in $102m Louvre jewel heist: Paris prosecutor

People wearing protective face masks walk near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre museum in Paris, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, February 19, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Louvre heist work of petty criminals, not organised crime: prosecutor

People wearing protective face masks walk near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre museum in Paris, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, February 19, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Two more charged in connection with Louvre jewel heist

French police vans are parked near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum, after French police arrested suspects in the Louvre heist case, in Paris, France October 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

Louvre heist suspects 'partially admit' involvement, stolen jewels still missing

Screengrab from video. Photo: Collected

Louvre thieves' slow-motion escape using furniture lift caught on video

Members of a forensic team inspect a window believed to have been used in what the French Interior Ministry said was a robbery at the Louvre museum during which jewellery was stolen, in Paris, France. Photo: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Louvre chief blames CCTV gaps for $102 million jewellery heist

People wearing protective face masks walk near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre museum in Paris, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, February 19, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

French police may nab Louvre thieves but unlikely to recover their loot

People wearing protective face masks walk near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre museum in Paris, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, February 19, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Paris' Louvre museum to hike ticket prices by 29%