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Louvre’s Apollo Gallery Reopens Without Its Treasures | Art News
The Louvre’s Apollo Gallery, famed for its crown jewels, reopened this week—but now it’s a crime scene. Eight priceless artifacts worth $100 million vanished in a daylight heist last October, and though four suspects with prior records have been arrested, the jewels remain missing. The museum’s outdated security, including faulty cameras and a dangerous balcony highlighted in a 2019 audit, is under fire. With crowds already overwhelming the space, the robbery has turned the gallery into a macabre tourist draw. Arrested suspects claim they were just following orders and didn’t realize they…
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