The Louvre Museum in Paris has reopened three days after jewelry worth 88 million euros (£76m; $88m) was stolen in a brazen daylight robbery. Visitors were welcomed back to the Louvre from 09:00 local time (07:00 GMT) on Wednesday, but the museum said its Apollo Gallery, where the heist took place, remained closed.
Thieves wielding power tools took less than eight minutes break into the world's most-visited museum and make off with the loot on scooters on Sunday morning. They have not yet been caught. The museum's director Laurence des Cars is set to appear before the French Senate's culture committee on Wednesday afternoon.
She has not yet spoken publicly about the robbery, which President Emmanuel Macron described as an attack on the country's heritage. A preliminary report found one in three rooms in the Louvre lacked CCTV and that its wider alarm system did not go off. Security measures have been tightened at cultural institutions across France as a result.
The museum initially shut its doors after the daring heist, refunding visitors who had booked ahead of time. Meanwhile, tens of investigators are working to catch the criminals.
According to reports, four masked thieves used a truck to gain access, cutting through a glass window and threatening guards inside. Described as a sophisticated operation, they successfully fled on scooters with iconic pieces belonging to historical figures, including jewels gifted from Emperor Napoleon to his wife.