In France, Louvre Museum Director Laurence des Cars has admitted failures in the museum’s external surveillance system and announced a series of new security measures. Appearing before the French Senate, des Cars yesterday said that the museum’s external CCTV coverage was insufficient and that late last week’s jewellery theft had exposed several weak points. She said she had offered her resignation, but the French Culture Minister Rachida Dati declined the offer.

 

 

Des Cars outlined several measures to enhance security at the Louvre Museum in Paris, including reinforcing perimeter protection with anti-vehicle barriers, expanding and upgrading surveillance systems across the museum complex. She requested the Interior Ministry to set up a police station inside the museum. French President Emmanuel Macron called for an acceleration of the Louvre’s security upgrades during Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting. The museum reopened to visitors yesterday, three days after the spectacular theft of jewellery estimated at about 102 million dollars.