The Louvre Museum reopened to visitors on Wednesday morning, four days after the theft of eight pieces of jewelry estimated to be worth around €88 million.
The first visitors began entering the museum—considered the most visited in the world—at 9 a.m., its usual opening time. However, the Apollo Gallery, where the theft occurred, will remain closed, according to museum officials who spoke to Agence France-Presse.
Hundreds of investigators continue to search for the perpetrators of the heist. Authorities suspect that an organized gang used a ladder mounted on a truck to break into the museum and dropped a diamond-studded crown while fleeing.
The stolen items included eight valuable pieces, among them:
- An emerald and diamond necklace gifted by Napoleon I to his wife, Empress Marie Louise.
- A tiara belonging to Empress Eugénie, adorned with approximately 2,000 diamonds.