Nearly a month after the theft of the French crown jewels that captured global attention, the Louvre Museum announced several emergency security measures.On Friday, the Board of Directors of the Louvre Museum met to discuss the emergency measures concerning the museum’s security. The meeting came at the request of French Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, and was chaired by the museum’s director, Laurence des Cars.According to a release from last week, the emergency measures were broken down across four categories: security governance, site protection, coordination with police services, and technical and human resources.The Louvre is now planning to hire a security coordinator who will report directly to the museum president and will coordinate with all relevant departments on security, including on-site, technical equipment, and IT. A new security steering committee, chaired by the museum president and director, with the support of the country’s senior defense and security official of the Ministry of Culture, will oversee the schedule, objectives, and funding of the Strategic Security and Environment Plan (SDES).Additional cameras will be installed around the perimeter of the Louvre in the coming months, with anti-ram devices at access points to the Louvre and Tuileries National Estates also expected to be installed. The museum will also conduct security audits and update its risk assessment map. Additionally, remote monitoring equipment is expected to be deployed by the Paris police prefecture and the city in sensitive public locations near the Louvre.The latter will be carried out in conjunction with increased surveillance patrols around the Louvre. The museum will also work with police to assess further reinforcement of police presence on site, should it be needed, and will bolster its human and technological collaborations with police headquarters.As part of the museum’s resources, it plans to increase its training budget for the staff by 20 percent, improve transition equipment, update its current procedures and protocols, and create a Cybersecurity Operations Center.The first phase of the security master plan, which centers on updating the security equipment operating system, is expected to be announced next month. Funding related to public works will be allocated next year. This master plan is estimated to cost €80 million ($92 million).Though four suspects are currently in police custody, including one who is a former security guard and social media influencer, the eight stolen jewels have yet to be recovered.An audit of the museum’s security conducted prior to the theft revealed that the museum had the money to make necessary security improvements, but that the funds had instead been spent on acquiring artworks.In a hearing with the French senate, des Cars said that alarms in the Apollo Gallery, which houses French national treasures, functioned properly and went off during the heist. But she admitted that the museum had “very inadequate” and “outdated” security systems in place.The recommended security changes, according to the audit, are “not expected to be finished until 2032.”In January, the museum launched a long-term development project that includes a new dedicated space for the Mona Lisa, as well as some updated security measures.