Paris Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery after €88 million crown jewels heist
The Louvre Museum in Paris is reopening its Apollo Gallery nearly a year after thieves disguised as construction workers stole €88 million worth of French crown jewels using a truck-mounted lift, France 24 reports. The gallery will reopen to the public without the stolen jewels on display, reverting to its 17th-century function as a state gallery.
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✓ Verified
- ✓Apollo Gallery at the Louvre was robbed of €88 million in jewels approximately one year before July 2026. (Source: France 24 English; corroborated by 63+ US MSM articles)
- ✓Thieves disguised as construction workers used a truck-mounted lift to breach the gallery. (Source: France 24 English; corroborated by US mainstream media coverage)
- ✓The Apollo Gallery is reopening in July 2026. (Source: France 24 English)
~ Interpretation
- ~The heist exposed security vulnerabilities at the Louvre. (Source: implicit in France 24 framing of 'dramatic heist')
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