The Louvre has reopened the Apollo Gallery to visitors nine months after the robbery, but the jewellery exhibits have not returned to the room.
Museum management decided to move the historic jewels to a more secure location. The gallery will operate without that part of the collection.
At the reopening ceremony, Culture Minister Catherine Pégard described the gallery’s return as a new beginning and said security would be strengthened across French museums.
During the October robbery, the perpetrators entered the gallery through a window using a construction lift. They cut open display cases and escaped within seven minutes with jewels valued at about $102 million.
Four suspects have been arrested in the case. Most of the stolen objects remain missing, and the only recovered item is Empress Eugénie’s damaged crown, which is undergoing restoration.
The robbery prompted criticism of the Louvre’s security arrangements and spending. Museum director Laurence des Cars left her post in February.
