US EditionLouvre vows to restore the imperial crown dropped by thieves during museum robbery
The diamond and emerald-studded crown, recovered damaged after October 19 theft, will be restored with patron funding amid Louvre's €800 million modernization plan, officials said.
- On Friday, Laurence des Cars said the crown recovered after the Oct. 19 robbery will be restored as a symbol of `renaissance`, with supporting patrons funding and a scientific committee supervising.
- Thieves forced entry into the Apollo Gallery through a window using a freight lift and disc cutters, and the crown was likely damaged by a small cut during removal, the 2018-2024 report said.
- Only Empress Eugénie's imperial crown, with more than 1,300 diamonds, was recovered on the day of the robbery, but a few diamond pieces and one of the eight gold eagles are missing.
- Des Cars offered her resignation on the day of the robbery, but the culture minister refused, and France's court of auditors urged the Louvre to accelerate security modernization.
- The decade-long Louvre New Renaissance plan launched earlier this year includes security upgrades and broader renovations, addressing crowding as the pyramid designed for four million visitors now hosts nine million, with modernization costing up to 800 million euros.
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The jewels remain unobtainable and four suspects have been charged and detained. Among the eight pieces "of invaluable heritage value", according to the authorities, is the tiara of Empress Eugénie, which has nearly 2,000 diamonds.
One day after the Court of Accounts of France questioned in a devastating report the management of the management of the Louvre Museum after the theft of Crown jewels on 19 October, the president of the museum, Laurence des Cars, has defended herself against criticism, which she considers excessive. Indeed, she has admitted that the video surveillance network is one of the “weakest points” of the museum. She has declared it to the France Info ch…
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Louvre vows to restore the imperial crown dropped by thieves during museum robbery
The diamond and emerald-studded crown of Empress Eugénie, which was found damaged near the Louvre after being dropped by thieves during last month's robbery, will be restored as a symbol of “renaissance,” the museum's director Laurence des Cars said.
Louvre vows to restore damaged imperial crown
The diamond and emerald-studded crown of Empress Eugénie, which was found damaged near the Louvre after being dropped by thieves during last month's robbery, will be restored as a symbol of “renaissance,” the museum's director Laurence des Cars said. Thieves…
Louvre vows to restore imperial crown dropped by thieves during robbery
The diamond and emerald-studded crown of Empress Eugénie, which was found damaged near the Louvre after being dropped by thieves during last month's robbery, will be restored as a symbol of “renaissance,” the museum's director Laurence des Cars said. Thieves…
At the Louvre-Raub the crown of Empress Eugénie is damaged: small diamonds and one of the eight golden eagles are missing. What about the valuable piece?
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