Louvre Director Says Major Renovation Plan Will Be ‘Extremely Complex’
Christophe Leribault says the museum needs a broader renovation and private funding as it tackles security gaps exposed by last year’s heist.
- On Wednesday, Louvre President Christophe Leribault warned the museum could eventually 'close its doors to the public' unless lawmakers approve a sweeping overhaul of the institution's aging infrastructure.
- A 2025 heist exposed critical security gaps when a gang stole French Crown Jewels worth an estimated $100 million; a Senate inquiry later found only one camera covered the break-in point.
- Leribault said the €83 million security masterplan is 'moving forward at speed,' with measures including perimeter cameras, a new head of security, and renovated control centers.
- Opposition from labor unions complicates the broader €1 billion 'Louvre New Renaissance' project, as CGT union representative Christian Galani argued security can improve without 'grandiose plans' that ignore actual priorities.
- The Louvre seeks private capital for renovation while awaiting major public funding that must be approved after national elections next year, positioning the institution's future on political timelines.
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THE director of the Louvre is warning that the museum is facing closure due to dilapidation and overcrowding. He is proposing a billion-euro renovation project to address security flaws and modernize infrastructure.
The price of tickets to the Louvre could increase due to the reduction of the muse's budget, said the director of the muse, Christophe Leribault, in an interview agreed to the newspaper Le Figaro.We do not exclude the need to increase the rates...
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.
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