Louvre re-opens for the first time since jewelry heist

Wednesday, October 22nd 2025, 9:17:30 am
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<body><p>STORY: :: The Louvre museum in Paris re-opens for the first time since the recent jewelry&nbsp;heist</p><p>:: Paris, France</p><p>:: October 22, 2025</p><p>Visitors queued and began entering the building for the first time since the brash heist on Sunday (October 19) which made headlines worldwide.</p><p>In what some politicians branded a national humiliation, four people broke into the Louvre on Sunday using a crane to smash an upstairs window. They took objects from a gallery for royal jewelery before escaping on motorbikes.</p><p>The eight items of stolen jewelry&nbsp;included a tiara and earrings from the set of Queen Marie-Amélie and Queen Hortense, of the early 19th century. The crown of Empress Eugenie was found outside the museum, apparently dropped during the getaway.</p></body>
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