Louvre Museum Reopens 3 Days After Historic Royal Jewels Worth €88 Million Stolen

The Louvre Museum in Paris swung open its doors again on Wednesday, just three days after an audacious daylight robbery saw thieves make off with historic royal jewels valued at a staggering €88 million (approximately ₹894 crore).

Live footage from French news outlets captured long queues forming outside the museum’s iconic glass pyramid as visitors returned for the first time since the sensational theft. The break-in, described as one of the boldest in recent memory, sent shockwaves across the art world and raised serious questions about security at one of France’s most treasured institutions.

According to Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau, the stolen collection was worth more than $100 million. Among the eight missing pieces were an emerald-and-diamond necklace gifted by Napoleon I to his wife Empress Marie-Louise, and a pearl-studded tiara that once adorned Empress Eugénie, a symbol of 19th-century French elegance and power.