The Louvre will remain closed all of Monday after a brazen daylight heist rocked the world-famous museum the day before. Visitors who were queuing outside the glass entrance were turned away in the morning. Ticket-holders are set to be refunded.<br /><br />It took only a few minutes for thieves to execute the robbery at the Paris landmark on Sunday, coming away with jewels of “inestimable value” that had once belonged to Napoleon and his empresses.<br /><br />The robbery at the Louvre, which is the world's most-visited museum and boasted 8.7 million visitors in 2024 alone, has shocked the country, drawing a quick response from government ministers, who arrived at the crime scene within hours.
