The Apollo Gallery is now bare after returning to its original ceremonial purpose. -AP
The Louvre's Apollo gallery has reopened to the public for the first time since a crown jewels heist in 2025.
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The collections and precious jewels that it once displayed have been removed, as the museum said the gallery is returning to its 17th-century original ceremonial purpose.
Security at the Paris museum has been boosted with the addition of new surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems.
On October 19, thieves took less than eight minutes to force their way through a window into the Apollo Gallery and steal crown jewels valued at 88 million euros ($A143 million) from the Louvre, in a weekend operation that stunned visitors ad exposed glaring security vulnerabilities.
Security improvement is a priority of the decade-long "Louvre New Renaissance" plan launched in 2025, with an estimated cost of up to 800 million euros to modernise infrastructure, ease crowding and give the Mona Lisa a dedicated gallery by 2031.
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