Catherine Pegard
Coverage of Catherine Pegard in the Nexus archive.
- Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery after a brazen heist, but no jewels are on display
The Louvre reopened the Apollo Gallery after a 88 million euro crown jewels heist, but no jewels are on display as the space returns to its 17th-century ceremonial purpose. Security upgrades and the Louvre New Renaissance modernization plan are ongoing, though the stolen items remain unrecovered.
- Louvre’s Apollo Gallery reopens without jewels after $102 million heist
The Louvre Museum’s Apollo Gallery has reopened without its previously displayed jewels following a $102 million heist. The theft involved two men using a mover’s lift to smash into the gallery, stealing crown jewels before fleeing in under seven minutes. Four suspects are in custody, and the stolen jewels remain missing, though the Empress Eugénie’s crown was partially recovered.
- After $102 million jewel theft, Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery with new focus
The Louvre's Apollo Gallery reopened after $102 million worth of crown jewels were stolen in a daytime heist nine months ago. The gallery has returned to its 17th-century ceremonial purpose, with exhibits relocated elsewhere, while security upgrades are part of a broader modernization plan. French Culture Minister Catherine Pegard described the theft as a global trauma, and new director Christophe Leribault emphasized rediscovering the gallery's architecture.