"The Louvre 's horrible, no good, very bad autumn continues. On Monday, the museum announced that it was temporarily closing some offices and one public gallery after a recent audit found structural weaknesses in some beams in the building. In a statement, the museum said that a technical report submitted last week found "particular fragility of certain beams holding up the floors" of the second level of the the Louvre's southern Sully wing because of "recent and unforeseen developments." Experts are currently assessing the damage."
"The affected area includes offices housing 65 employees; they have since been relocated while work is ongoing. The Louvre also closed the gallery below the offices, the Campana Gallery, which exhibits antique Greek ceramics as a precaution, the Associated Press reported. Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, the chief minister of King Henri IV, who ruled from 1589 to 1610, the wing is one of the oldest parts of the museum."
The Louvre temporarily closed offices and the Campana Gallery after an audit found structural weaknesses in beams on the second level of the southern Sully wing. A technical report identified particular fragility of certain beams holding up the floors because of recent and unforeseen developments, and experts are assessing the damage. Offices housing 65 employees were affected and staff have been relocated while work continues. The Campana Gallery, which displays antique Greek ceramics, was closed as a precaution. The Sully wing is one of the oldest parts of the museum and was slated for renovation under President Macron's revamp plan. The closure follows a major crown-jewels heist and comes amid criticism that leadership prioritized acquisitions over security upgrades.
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