Louvre’s Apollo Gallery Reopens To Public After Heist

Thieves disguised as construction workers broke into the gallery and stole about $100 million worth of France’s crown jewels.

The Louvre’s Apollo Gallery has reopened to the public for the first time since a dramatic daytime heist.

Last October, thieves disguised as construction workers broke into the gallery and stole about $100 million worth of France’s crown jewels in broad daylight.

Though the Apollo Gallery reopened to the public, the jewels are no longer on display. The room has now returned to its 17th century function as a state gallery.

The gallery’s former exhibits will be relocated elsewhere in the museum. Security at the Paris museum has been boosted with the addition of new surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems.