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Louvre Heist Aftermath: The Apollo Gallery Reopens — Empty but Spectacular

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Louvre Heist Aftermath: The Apollo Gallery Reopens — Empty but Spectacular

The burgled gallery will no longer house any collections or precious objects.

Move along, there's nothing to see — or almost nothing. Nine months after the theft of the French Crown Jewels (still unrecovered), the Apollo Gallery at the Musée du Louvre reopens to the public this Wednesday 22 July — but empty. Visitors can simply admire its décor and the sumptuous vaulted ceiling painted by Charles Le Brun, while imagining the thieves leaping out the window.

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No more collections or precious objects will be stored in this part of the museum, which the Louvre's new director Christophe Leribault — appointed in February following the resignation of Laurence des Cars — wishes to transform into a 'ceremonial gallery', its original function. The Apollo Gallery notably served as the model for the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles.

The precious objects that were not taken by the burglars will be exhibited 'within a few months' in 'a strongroom — a secure, windowless room elsewhere in the museum', the director told Agence Radio France. However, the project still requires funding, in addition to the entrance redesign works and the relocation of the Mona Lisa.

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