The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewelry to the Bank of France, according to French radio station RTL, following a brazen daylight heist last week that exposed the vulnerability of the world-famous museum. The transfer of certain valuable pieces from the museum’s “Apollo” hall, where the French crown jewels are displayed, took place yesterday, Friday, under secret police escort, RTL reported, citing unnamed sources.
Louvre heist: The aftermath
The Bank of France, which houses the country’s gold reserves in a massive vault 27 meters underground, is located just 500 meters from the Louvre on the right bank of the Seine River. Both the Louvre and the Bank of France did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.
The thieves stole eight precious pieces valued at an estimated $102 million from the Louvre’s collection on October 19, exposing security gaps as the criminals entered the world’s most visited museum using a crane to break through an upper floor window while the museum was open to the public. The thieves escaped on motorcycles.
News of the theft made headlines worldwide, prompting soul-searching in France over what some considered a national humiliation.
❗️⚠️🇫🇷 – The Louvre Museum in Paris suffered a brazen daylight heist on Sunday, where thieves stole jewelry valued at $102 million (88 million euros) in just seven minutes.
Four suspects from an organized crime group used a truck’s extendable ladder to access the Apollo… pic.twitter.com/ytxUiJF676
— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) October 21, 2025
🇫🇷🚨BREAKING: Footage of the heist targeting the Louvre in Paris has now been released.
This is the first time we can see actual video of the “heist of the century.”
Here, the thieves escape on a truck-mounted lift before fleeing on a scooter. pic.twitter.com/LsCrAFeziW
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) October 22, 2025
