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Louvre director says major renovation plan will be ‘extremely complex’

Президент Лувру Крістоф Лерібо та міністерка культури Франції Катрін Пегар спілкуються із пресою під час повторного відкриття для публіки галереї Аполлона в музеї Лувр. Париж, Франція, 22 липня 2026.
Louvre's President Christophe Leribault speaks to the press next to France's Culture Minister Catherine Pegard during the reopening to the public of the Apollo Gallery, at the Louvre museum in Paris, 22 July, 2026. © Lou Benoist / Pool AFP via AP

Nearly a year on from a daring jewellery heist, the Louvre museum is still trying to address serious security gaps – a significant challenge for the world’s most visited museum. Its new director says a “complex” plan is under way, but the scale of the work will require further investment.

“We need a major Louvre plan. The operations essential to securing the museum require work on the historic building and its infrastructure,” Louvre director Christophe Leribault said on Wednesday.

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