According to AFP, the Apollo Gallery of the Louvre Museum, which was closed due to the theft of French crown jewels, will reopen to the public on July 22 local time. At that time, the jewelry exhibits that were previously displayed here will no longer be present in the exhibition hall.
A person familiar with the matter revealed that the Apollo Corridor will open on the 22nd, but after reopening, it will no longer display any jewelry. Instead, it will resume its original function as a gallery for 17th-century art.
Louvre Museum Director Christophe Lérébo also confirmed to Le Parisien that all the "collections and precious artifacts" that were previously displayed in the Apollo Gallery have been removed, and they will not be exhibited again.
On October 19, 2025, four masked individuals disguised as construction workers used lifting equipment on a truck to sneak onto the Apollo Corridor from an outside balcony of the Louvre. Within minutes, they stole eight pieces of jewelry and fled. The total value of these jewels is approximately 88 million euros (about 680 million RMB), and their whereabouts remain unknown to this day.
Regarding the crown jewels that have not been stolen, Leyribou said that the museum plans to create a ‘windowless storage room’ in another area of the museum to store them. ‘This is a major renovation project. We need to find a suitable location and also secure the funds for construction.’
This jewel theft incident at the Louvre has caused international outrage and has exposed serious security flaws in one of the world's most visited museums. The Louvre receives approximately 9 million visitors each year, and its security system was widely questioned after this incident. Under public pressure, former director Jean-Louis Delcambe resigned, and Henri Delprat took over.
