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Louvre Installs Metal Bars on Heist Entry Window in Security Fix

Police are still searching for the missing $102 million in crown jewels despite the museum's new window bars.

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. REUTERS/Noemie Olive
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. REUTERS/Noemie Olive
Workers install iron window guards on the window of the Gallerie d'Apollon (Apollo's gallery) of the Louvre Museum, on the Quai Francois Mitterrand side, in Paris on December 23, 2025 a few weeks after thieves used a furniture lift to break into the museum. Robbers broke into the Louvre and fled with jewellery on October 19, 2025 morning after arriving on a scooter armed with small chainsaws and used a goods lift to reach the room they were targeting. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Maintenance crews used a freight lift to reach the second-floor balcony and install metal bars while the museum was closed on Tuesday.
  • The scene echoed the Oct. 19 break-in, when thieves posing as workers cut through the same window and escaped with jewels in about eight minutes.
  • All four suspected thieves have been arrested and charged, and only a single crown has been recovered after being dropped during the getaway.
  • The Louvre declined to comment on the operation, and lift provider Grima-Nacelles said its team arrived before dawn for the assignment.
  • A recent audit cited significant camera blind spots in the Denon Wing, and the museum has slated anti-intrusion upgrades with more than 100 new cameras planned by the end of 2026.