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Louvre Shuts Galerie Campana Over Floor Safety Concerns

Museum officials cite a technical finding of weakened second-floor planks in the Sully wing.

Overview

  • The Louvre closed the nine-room Galerie Campana as a precaution following a technical study that recommended a full shutdown.
  • The decision removes public access to the Campana collection of Greek ceramics housed in the space.
  • Sixty-five staff members working in offices above the gallery are being relocated as part of the safety measures.
  • The gallery had only reopened in 2023 after roughly two years of earlier work focused on updating its presentation.
  • Officials place the move within the Louvre Nouvelle Renaissance modernization program, as attention to the museum has intensified after last month’s crown-jewels theft in a different wing on the same floor.