Crisis in the Louvre; After the robbery, a gallery was also closed

According to the Guardian; The Louvre Museum in Paris announced on Monday that it had temporarily closed one of its galleries as a precautionary measure due to the discovery of “structural weaknesses” in part of the building. This incident is another blow to the reputation of this famous cultural institution, which recently faced severe criticism due to a major theft.

A statement issued on 26 Aban 1404 (17 November 2025) confirmed that the Campana Gallery, which contains nine rooms dedicated to ancient Greek ceramics, will remain closed until technical investigations are completed on “specific beams that support the second floor floor”.

This gallery is located on the first floor of the Soli wing, and the space above it is used as administrative offices.

The museum has announced that the 65 employees who were working in the department have been relocated pending further investigations. The decision is not related to last month’s theft, but it is another piece of bad news for a museum that has been struggling with security and infrastructure challenges.

This new crisis confirms the previous warnings of the museum director. In an internal memo last January, Louvre president Laurence de Carre warned of “extensive damage to the museum’s spaces, some of which are in very poor condition.” He noted that some areas “are no longer waterproof, and others experience significant temperature changes that jeopardize the preservation of artworks.”

The Louvre, which hosted 8.7 million visitors in 2024, now faces not only the challenge of restoring its security after the theft of $102 million in jewels, but also the urgent task of addressing the deterioration of the building that houses the irreplaceable treasures of art history.