After stealing the Crown Jewels from the Louvre which has caused global shock and the highly critical report of the Court of Auditors on the way of administration in museumthe major issue at the moment is the modernization of security systems.
The president-director of the museum, with the most visits in the world, spoke today (07.11.2025) about the security situation at the Louvre, who assured today that the problems that have arisen will be dealt with accurately and efficiently
«I have taken every measure for our security issues“, Laurence de Carre said characteristically, clarifying that the plan for the security of the Louvre, or “guideline plan” of security equipment, is being “implemented today”.
This consists of “a whole series of improvements, especially regarding surveillance by security cameras“, which is “one of the weak points” of the museum, as she recalled, who had already pointed it out during her hearing by the Senate Culture Committee at the end of October.
“I want to thank you for the trust you have shown me” to “carry out the transformation of the Louvre, which more than ever needs transformation, modernization, to fully become a museum of the 21st century. Which is not today,” added the president, whose resignation was rejected after the theft.
Laurence de Carre, who has been in this post since September 2021, has today (07.11.2025) called an emergency board to review the management of the world’s most visited museum.
On October 19, 2025, criminals managed to enter the Louvre museum and steal jewelry worth 88 million euros, which has not yet been recovered. Four suspects have been chargedwho were remanded in custody.
The Court of Auditors criticized yesterday Thursday (06.11.2025), the great museum of Paris in its report, where he noted that he favored prestige projects at the expense of security.
Between 2018 and 2024, the Louvre spent 26.7 million euros on maintenance and compliance work and 105.4 million euros “on the acquisition of works,” according to the report.
However for Laurence de Carre, “the Louvre is a set” and “we should not oppose the acquisition of projectsin reception of all common”. “We secured all of our businesses,” he concluded.