Overview
- The museum says only Egyptology journals and scientific documentation from the late 19th and early 20th centuries were affected and no unique heritage artifacts were harmed.
- La Tribune de l’Art and union representatives dispute assurances of no permanent loss, reporting irreparably damaged bindings and long‑standing, unheeded requests for protections.
- An internal investigation has been opened; the obsolete heating/ventilation water network was shut down months ago and is slated for replacement starting September 2026.
- Teams are drying pages and preparing volumes for rebinding before returning them to shelves, according to deputy administrator Francis Steinbock and department director Hélène Guichard.
- Staff unions have called a strike from December 15 over safety, staffing, and maintenance concerns, as the museum moves to raise non‑EEA ticket prices to €32 from January 14, 2026 to fund upgrades.