Louvre Security Issues Will Take ‘Several’ Years to Fix, State Audit Finds

The French national audit has published its report on the Louvre’s security, excerpts of which were leaked to press shortly after a trove of crown jewel were stolen from the museum.The report, known as the Cour des Comptes, found that only 39 percent of the museum’s rooms had cameras as of 2024. A security audit begun in 2015 determined the museum was not prepared for an emergency, only resulted in a tender for system upgrades at the end of last year.“It will take several years