November 22, 2025 | 07:10 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The management of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, will install 100 new surveillance cameras following the theft of crown jewels worth 88 million euros (approximately Rp1.69 trillion) on October 19, 2025. The cameras will be operational by the end of next year. Additionally, an anti-intrusion system will be installed within two weeks.
The Director of the Louvre Museum, Laurence des Cars, described this system as equipment designed to prevent intruders from approaching the museum building, although she did not provide specific details. These new surveillance cameras are designed to ensure the museum's surroundings are fully protected.
"After the shock, after the emotion, after the assessment, it's time for action," des Cars said to the Cultural Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly, as quoted by Daily Express, Thursday, November 20, 2025.
According to des Cars, the installation of surveillance cameras and an anti-intrusion system is part of the 20 emergency measures that will be implemented. These new measures include establishing a security coordinator position at the museum, which is currently being filled.
Thieves Used Disc Cutters
The thieves cut the display cases of the museum's valuable items using disc cutters. On the day of the robbery, the thieves took less than 8 minutes to break into the Apollo Gallery window using a freight elevator and successfully fled with the country's treasure.
"It's a method that had not been imagined at all," she said. The cases in the Apollo Gallery were replaced in 2019. At that time, the cases were mainly designed to resist attacks from inside the museum with firearms, not disc cutters.
Ironically, the theft occurred while the museum was undergoing numerous security enhancements. According to des Cars, between 2022 and 2025, 134 digital cameras were installed throughout the museum as part of the "Louvre New Renaissance" plan.
"I want to instill a genuine security culture," des Cars said, as quoted by ABC News. She added that she has called for security improvements since becoming the museum's director in 2022.
Since the robbery at the Louvre, several security issues have been uncovered. Among the revelations is that one perimeter security camera outside the Louvre Museum did not face the Apollo Gallery, where the robbers broke in. Earlier this month, a museum employee familiar with the security system revealed that the password for the museum's video surveillance system was "Louvre."
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