Louvre museum says to stay closed Monday after jewels heist
France's most visited museum, the Louvre, will remain closed on Monday, a spokesperson said, after a spectacular jewel heist on Sunday shocked the country. The museum's website had said the museum would open late on Monday morning and several rooms would remain closed.
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- Published Date: 12:23 | 20 October 2025
The Louvre will remain closed for a second day running on Monday, management told AFP, after thieves stole crown jewels from the museum in Paris a day earlier.
"The museum is not opening today," a museum official told AFP.
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