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New security barriers and protective grilles have been installed around the perimeter of the Louver Museum in Paris, France, after the jewel heist in October 2025.
The additional equipment marks the latest step in a broader security overhaul the museum launched after thieves stole royal jewelry from its Apollo Gallery.
On Oct. 19, 2025, four thieves used a truck-mounted lift to reach a second-floor window of the museum's Apollo Gallery, broke in, and stole nine pieces of jewelry within minutes.
The stolen items, valued at roughly $102 million, have not been recovered, except for a crown the thieves dropped during their escape. Authorities have since arrested and charged all four suspects.
The theft exposed gaps in the museum's external surveillance, which Louvre director Laurence des Cars acknowledged before French lawmakers.
In response, the museum announced a security plan worth about $92 million, including the installation of about 100 new cameras, anti-intrusion systems, and anti-ramming barriers around the site, along with a newly created security coordinator position.
In December, workers installed metal bars on the second-floor window used in the break-in, while additional perimeter barriers and grilles have since gone up around the museum's exterior.
French officials, including Culture Minister Rachida Dati, said the anti-ramming measures were intended to be in place by the end of 2025.
The Louvre's broader security upgrades are part of the museum's decade-long renovation plan, with camera installations expected to be completed by the end of 202
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