Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery to public nine months after crown jewels heist
- The Louvre's Apollo gallery has reopened to the public for the first time since the brazen heist of the French crown jewels in October.
- The world’s most-visited museum said the gallery is returning to its 17th-century original ceremonial purpose as the collections and precious jewels that it once displayed have been removed.
- Culture Minister Catherine Pegard hailed the gallery's re-opening as the symbol of a new beginning for the museum after what she said had been a "trauma for the whole world", and she pledged to beef up security at museums nationwide.
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- The Louvre's Apollo gallery has reopened to the public for the first time since the brazen heist of the French crown jewels in October.
- The world’s most-visited museum said the gallery is returning to its 17th-century original ceremonial purpose as the collections and precious jewels that it once displayed have been removed.
- Culture Minister Catherine Pegard hailed the gallery's re-opening as the symbol of a new beginning for the museum after what she said had been a "trauma for the whole world", and she pledged to beef up security at museums nationwide.
Sources: The Independent