Overview
- The gallery where the theft occurred remains closed while the rest of the museum receives visitors and staff await further instructions.
- The Culture Ministry says eight jewels—tiaras, earrings, necklaces and brooches—from royal and imperial collections were stolen.
- Prosecutors say four suspects carried out the break‑in in about four minutes, cutting through a window with a grinder after reaching it via a truck‑mounted lift, then fleeing on scooters.
- The culture minister stated that the museum’s security systems were functioning properly on the day of the theft.
- Figaro reports that director Laurence des Cars offered to resign after the robbery, but President Emmanuel Macron asked her to remain in post.