Visitors queue to enter the Louvre museum, three days after historic jewels were stolen in a daring daylight heist, in Paris, on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. THIBAULT CAMUS / AP
The Louvre reopened its doors to visitors on Wednesday, October 22, three days after it had been shuttered over the theft of precious royal jewelry, an Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist reported. From 9:00 am (0700 GMT), the museum's usual opening time, the first visitors began entering the world-famous institution, though the museum said the Apollo Gallery, where Sunday's theft occurred, remains closed.
Disappointed tourists had been turned away at the entrance of the Louvre, located in the heart of Paris, on the day after the theft, and it remained closed on Tuesday as per its regular schedule. The world's most visited museum, last year it welcomed nine million people to its extensive hallways and galleries.
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