Louvre security failures exposed in report by France’s auditing body

France’s court of auditors urged the Louvre museum to speed up its security modernisation plans as a priority, in a report conducted before the jewel heist that noted major delays in the renovation of the world’s most-visited museum. It said the museum’s investments prioritised “visible and attractive operations” like buying new pieces of art and improving visitor experience at the expense of the maintenance and renovation of buildings and technical installations.