Louvre Woees Continue After Pipeline Explosion Damages Hundreds of Rare Books – Nationwide
A water leak damaged several hundred books stored in an ancient Egyptian library, just four weeks after the day of the earthquake.
The leak, which occurred on November 26, damaged includes restorations and documents from the 19th and 20th centuries, the museum told France 24 via Del. 7. It was caused by the opening of the valve in the following water pipes.
The Museum’s deputy Francis Steinbock described the damaged works as “scientific journals” and “scientific documents” used by researchers.
“No artefacts have been affected by this damage,” he said, adding that “at this stage, we do not have the disproportionate and indirect loss of these collections.”
The museum’s administrator said the water system, which is “totally obsolete” has been shut down and will be replaced in September 2026.
Louvre said there would be an internal investigation into the leak.
Steinbock said these works will be stopped, sent to Bookerbir to be returned and returned to the shelves. “
The incident follows the October heist in which the thieves, in a section of eight minutes, made off with past items worth more than $ 100 million. After the mercy, prosecutors in Paris arrested four men and said they believed they were part of a robbery group.
In late November, two men and two women were arrested. They came from the Paris region and were aged 31 to 31 to 40, said prosecutor Laure Beccuau, whose office is investigating.
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French media reports that one of those arrested, a 39-year-old known to police, is believed to be the fourth member of the group believed to have carried out the daring robbery. The suspect is from Aubarvillias, a suburb north of Paris with whom the other suspects have connections.
Three other members of the so-called “Commando” team have previously been arrested and are facing preliminary charges of organized theft and criminal conspiracy. Their DNA was found at the crime scene or on items connected to the robbery.
The director of the museum then admitted a “serious failure” in safety. Thieves forced their way into the museum using a cherry picker to access one of the angle windows, angle grinders to cut jewelry display cases and motorcycles to escape.
The loot is still not found. It includes the Napoleon of diamonds and emeralds that give pressure to Marie-Louise, the jewels of the 19th-century Queens Marie-Amélie and Hortense and the pearls of Pearl-and Diam.
This picture shows the ‘Parure de la Reine Marie-Amelie et de
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On Monday, workers at the Louvre voted to affect their working conditions, the price of tickets for non-European visitors and security weaknesses highlighted by the October theft. The strike is scheduled to begin on December 15.
In a letter to the Minister of Culture Rachida Dati announces the strike action and seen by the Associated Press, the CGT, CFDT and unions have become a real obstacle course “for millions of people who come to their collections of ART and art.
The museum is a ‘disaster,’ with insufficient resources and ‘extremely difficult working conditions,’ the organizations wrote, saying that the theft on 19 October 2025 highlighted the shortcomings that have been reported. “
Last month, the Louvre also announced the temporary closure of staff offices and one public gallery due to weak floor beams.
In their strike action, the unions say that old facilities and inadequate staffing are affecting the tourist experience, forcing the closure of other routes. They want resources to be focused on developing and protecting the museum, its collections, visitors and staff.
The union is also asking for 200 new jobs to be created for security and tourist services “equivalent to what we lost between 2014 and today,” the representative of the Christian Union told France 24.
In a statement posted on LinkedIn, the French Democratic Conferemeral Comprederation of Learch said that the leak of the latest incident shows one more highlight that the Museum has been “
“Weak Infrastructure, Lack of Organized Companies at Work, Contaminated Working Conditions: The Protection of Collections and Investigations of Agents and Visitors are always guaranteed.
–With files from the accompanying media
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