The Louvre Museum Was Closed After Napoleon's Collection Jewelry Was Robbed

Louvre Museum in Paris, France (DOC VOI)

JAKARTA - The Louvre Museum in Paris, France, closed on Sunday after a robbery case against Napoleon Bonaparte's collection of valuable jewelry and its empress.

Reporting from the Le Parisien newspaper, the perpetrators managed to break into the museum and took away nine jewelry that were being exhibited in a special exhibition room.

The museum will still be closed today for extraordinary reasons, said the museum's official statement via platform X quoted via Sputnik, Sunday, October 19.

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati immediately visited the location shortly after receiving reports of the robbery. He confirmed that there were no injuries in the incident.

"No one was injured. The police are currently conducting a thorough investigation," wrote Dati on her X account.

The Louvre Museum is widely known as one of the most famous museums in the world, with collections of legendary works of art including Leonardo da lehat's Mona Lisa' painting.

There has been no further information from the police regarding the identity of the perpetrator or the value of the loss due to the loss of the nine jewelry.