<h1>Museum security standards must be modernised after a swift high-value theft, prompting calls to accelerate planned upgrades and funding.</h1> Senators found Louvre security inadequate after a rapid, high-value jewel theft and urged urgent modernisation of surveillance, perimeter protection and other technical measures. They called for acceleration and funding of the announced decade-long renovation plan, which includes security upgrades, infrastructure modernisation and crowd management, and stressed confidentiality on operational specifics while framing the issue as a governance and budget prioritisation.