“The Louvre is fed up with its success”, reacted the architect in charge of the museum, after the announcement of the gallery’s closure

“All the parts that were not significantly worked on in the 1980s are parts that are reaching the end of their useful lives, and they absolutely must be looked after in the coming decades,” warns François Chatillon.

“The Louvre is fed up with its success, it creates a need and there is nothing more normal than keeping it going and doing work around the clock.”reacted Tuesday, November 18 on franceinfo the chief architect of historical monuments, responsible for the Louvre Palace, François Chatillon, after the announcement of the closure of one of the museum’s galleries due to a “fragility” building.

The audit was revealing “special fragility” a particular block in one wing of the building, housing nine rooms dedicated to ancient Greek ceramics and offices. “This is a preventative measure against the known problem of dilapidated floors,” underline architect, “That doesn’t mean the country will collapse.” The Campana gallery in question is located in the same southern wing of the Louvre where criminal squads managed to break in on October 19, stealing eight Crown jewels with an estimated value of 88 million euros. But François Chatillon admits this “This is very bad,” awaken “oversupply effect” in connection with the Louvre issue.

“The Louvre is like a district in Paris, there are houses that are in good condition, there are houses that are not in good condition, there are streets, there are clogged arteries, so it is absolutely necessary to make a new entrance”explained the specialist. He confirmed that other parts of the museum were also at risk of closure due to work. “All parts that were not significantly worked on in the 1980s are parts that are nearing the end of their useful life, absolutely must be maintained in the coming decades”he added.

“France has to look after its museums, this is its international image, our job is to say what needs to be done and then we will find a way and we will spread it over time”confirms François Chatillon.