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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
R.j. Rico and Jocelyn Noveck

Louvre heist highlights thorny issue for museums: How to secure art without becoming fortresses

Louvre Museums Security vs Accessibility - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The day after the stunning jewelry heist at the Louvre in Paris, officials from across Washington's world-famous museums were already talking, assessing and planning how to bolster their own security.

“We went over a review of the incident,” said Doug Beaver, security specialist at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, who said he participated in Zoom talks with nearby institutions including the Smithsonian and the National Gallery of Art. “Then we developed a game plan on that second day out, and started putting things in place on Days 3, 4 and 5.”

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