Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery 9 months after $102 million heist
What's new: France's crown jewels will stay out of the gallery and move to more secure display areas elsewhere in the museum.
The Louvre reopened its Apollo Gallery in Paris on July 22, nine months after a daylight robbery stripped the room of crown jewels valued at about $102 million. Visitors can again enter the ornate 17th-century gallery, but no jewelry is on display. Museum director Christophe Leribault said the crown jewels and gemstones will be shown in more secure parts of the Louvre instead. Prosecutors have charged four suspects and placed them in custody, but most of the stolen items remain missing. A crown linked to Empress Eugenie was recovered damaged near the museum and is being restored. The October heist, carried out in less than seven minutes, triggered scrutiny of museum security and helped drive the resignation of former Louvre chief Laurence des Cars.