Paris — The Louvre will remain closed for a second day running on Monday, management told the Agence France-Presse, after thieves stole crown jewels from the museum in Paris a day earlier.

"The museum is not opening today," a museum official told AFP.

A sign at the famed landmark told visitors the museum remained closed due to "exceptional circumstances" and said all visitors with tickets for the day would be reimbursed.

"The museum is closed for the whole day," a member of staff told visitors.

Shortly before the announcement, queues of impatient visitors snaked their way across the Louvre's pyramid courtyard and under the arches of the main entrance gallery.

French police walk near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum in Paris on Oct. 20, 2025. The museum remained closed the

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