No "Miraculous Solution" to Secure the Louvre, Said Its President at the AFP
The museum is advancing an €83 million security plan while seeking private funding for a wider overhaul after the jewel theft exposed major gaps.
- On Wednesday, Louvre director Christophe Leribault warned the museum could eventually close unless lawmakers approve a sweeping overhaul, stating that significant public funding requires approval after national elections next year.
- This warning follows an October 2025 jewel heist that exposed critical security gaps, prompting an €83 million security masterplan that Leribault confirmed is 'moving forward at speed.'
- President Emmanuel Macron has championed the government-backed 'Louvre New Renaissance' project, estimated to cost around €1 billion, addressing long-term structural decay through building renovation and a new gallery for the Mona Lisa.
- Labour unions challenge the project, arguing it prioritizes prestige over practical security needs, while Leribault seeks €330 million in private funds including a recent €800,000 public appeal for the Sphinx Courtyard.
- With national elections approaching, the museum's future funding remains uncertain; Leribault emphasized that failing to repair and transform the institution would be 'a disaster' forcing eventual public closure.
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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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