PARIS (AP) — Head of Louvre Museum New surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems will soon be installed at the Paris landmark, it was announced on Wednesday after last month’s shocking incident. crown jewels heist.
The Louvre’s director, Laurence de Cases, said the cameras – about 100 of them – will be operational by the end of next year, and the anti-intrusion system will begin to be installed within two weeks.
He described the system as a device to prevent intruders from accessing the museum building, but did not provide further details. She said the new surveillance cameras aim to provide “complete protection of the museum’s surroundings.”
“After the shock, after the emotions, after the evaluation, it’s time for action,” De Kaal told Parliament’s culture committee at the world’s most-visited museum.
She said this is all part of more than 20 emergency measures that will be implemented. The new measures include creating a “security coordinator” position at the museum, which was advertised this month, she added.
On the day of the heist, thieves used a cargo lift to force their way through the Apollo Gallery windows and took less than eight minutes to steal 88 million euros ($102 million) worth of treasure.
Des Cars is The security breach that made the October 19 robbery possiblesaid the power tool the robbers used to cut through the display case was a concrete disc cutter.
“It’s a method that was completely unimaginable,” she says, when the Apollo Gallery display cases were replaced in 2019. At the time, they were primarily designed to counter weapons attacks from inside museums, she added.
Footage from the museum’s cameras shows that the display case “held up surprisingly well and did not fall apart” during the heist. “If you watch the video you can see how difficult it was for the thieves.”
Des Cars stressed that improving security is a priority of the 10-year “New Renaissance of the Louvre” plan. released earlier this yearmodernize infrastructure, reduce congestion, Give Mona Lisa its own gallery By 2031.
As the Louvre Museum collapses, The weight of mass tourismIn recent years, des Cars has limited the number of visitors per day to 30,000 people.
The famous glass pyramid, completed in 1989, was scheduled to welcome about 4 million visitors a year, she recalled. More than 8 million people have already visited the Louvre this year.
“The extensive modernization work undertaken by the Louvre in the 1980s is now technically outdated, and the facilities have been over-performing for 40 years,” said De Kaal.
On Monday, the Louvre announced: Temporarily close some employee offices It had one public gallery because it was structurally weak.
