Louvre Director Says Major Renovation Plan Will Be ‘Extremely Complex’
Christophe Leribault says an €83 million security plan is advancing, but a broader overhaul will be needed to fix aging infrastructure and camera gaps.
- On Wednesday, Louvre Director Christophe Leribault warned that the world's most-visited museum faces potential closure unless France's next government approves a sweeping transformation of the historic institution.
- The October 19, 2025, heist of French Crown Jewels worth an estimated $100 million exposed critical security vulnerabilities, including outdated camera networks and gaps in surveillance coverage.
- Leribault stated an €83 million security masterplan is "moving forward at speed," with measures including perimeter cameras and a new head of security position to address previous gaps.
- Seeking €330 million from private sources, management faces opposition from labor unions arguing the renovation project prioritizes architectural prestige over essential infrastructure improvements and visitor experience.
- Public funding for transformation depends on approval from France's next government following national elections next year, with Leribault warning that without repairs and modernization, closure is inevitable.
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The most visited museum in the world "will eventually have to close its doors for the public . . . . . if the French state does not intervene to finance a major renovation, said Luvre director Christophe Leribault on Wednesday for Le Figaro...
The Louvre will have to "close its doors to the public" if a major renovation and modernization plan is not implemented, says its president Christophe Leribault, a year after the burglary that has destabilized the most visited museum in the world. ...
Christophe Leribault, director of the Louvre Museum in the French capital, Paris, said that if the museum is not repaired or transformed, it will have to close its doors to the public.
One year after the spectacular burglary of the Louvre, his new director entrusted himself to Figaro on the progress of the security work and on the indispensable modernization of the most visited museum in the world.
Louvre could be forced to close without major overhaul, director warns
A year after thieves made off with €88 million of crown jewels that have never been found, the new man in charge says leaking pipes and crumbling galleries mean security fixes alone won’t save the Paris landmark.
Louvre director says major renovation plan will be ‘extremely complex’
Nearly a year on from a daring jewellery heist, the Louvre museum is still trying to address serious security gaps – a significant challenge for the world’s most visited museum. Its new director says a “complex” plan is under way, but the scale of the work will require further investment.
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