Overview
- Paris prosecutors put the loss at €88 million based on a Louvre conservator’s estimate, stressing the cultural damage far exceeds the monetary valuation.
- The museum has reopened to visitors, but the Galerie d’Apollon remains closed indefinitely while damage is assessed and security is reinforced.
- Investigators have identified four people present during the seven‑minute raid and mobilized roughly 100 officers, with possible internal complicity not ruled out.
- Police recovered the crown of Empress Eugénie nearby in damaged condition, while the rest of the jewels remain unaccounted for.
- The theft has triggered an administrative inquiry and parliamentary scrutiny of museum security, as the Culture Minister defends the Louvre’s systems and prior audits flagged obsolescence.