Watch: Louvre reopens gallery after jewellery heist

What the report says

BBC World News reported that the Louvre Museum in Paris reopened its Galerie d’Apollon, or Gallery of Apollo, to the public on Wednesday, nine months after a high-profile jewellery robbery that drew major attention in France. The gallery is one of the museum’s best-known historic rooms and had previously displayed France’s crown jewels.

According to the BBC report, the reopened gallery will not show the crown jewels or gemstones that had been associated with the space. Museum director Christophe Leribault said the collection would instead be presented in more secure parts of the Louvre, reflecting a change in how the museum plans to protect and display those items after the theft.

The robbery occurred on 19 October, when masked thieves allegedly reached the gallery from a balcony using a truck fitted with mechanical ladders, the BBC said. Jewellery valued in the millions was stolen. Police have since arrested four people, whom prosecutors allege were involved in the heist, but the missing pieces have not been recovered.

The reopening is significant because it marks a public step toward normal operations for a major cultural landmark after a security breach at one of the world’s most visited museums. More broadly, the case has raised questions about how institutions balance public access to nationally important collections with the need to guard rare and valuable objects against theft.