Overview
- The nine-room Galerie Campana, dedicated to ancient Greek ceramics, is closed to the public as a precaution while further investigations proceed.
- The Louvre says it has launched complementary technical probes to determine the causes and to plan necessary works after receiving the study on Friday.
- About 65 administrative employees in offices above the gallery will be evacuated and relocated within the next three days, according to the museum.
- A museum spokesperson told AFP the thousands of vases on display are not at risk of deterioration and will not be moved.
- The closure adds pressure following the October 19 theft of eight Crown jewels, as a Cour des Comptes audit raised Sully renovation costs to at least €1.15 billion and Louvre chief Laurence des Cars is due before the National Assembly's cultural affairs commission on Wednesday.