Overview
- The museum reopened to visitors on Wednesday, though the Apollo Gallery remains closed while investigators process the scene.
- Authorities say about 100 investigators are pursuing an organised-crime lead after four thieves executed a seven‑minute raid using a truck-mounted ladder and escaped on scooters.
- Eight pieces were stolen, and a crown belonging to Empress Eugénie was recovered damaged on the escape route.
- Police have collected fingerprints and DNA traces, seized motorcycles and a licence plate, and retrieved equipment left behind, including a hi‑vis vest with DNA.
- The collection was not privately insured because the state acts as insurer, and lawmakers have launched scrutiny and an administrative inquiry amid warnings that delayed security upgrades left gaps in CCTV coverage.