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# France's new Culture Minister Catherine Pégard said on France Inter on 30 March that the Louvre renovation plan must be adjusted to take account of security concerns
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/novyi-ministr-kultury-frantsii-katrin-pegar-zaiavila-30-marta-v-efire-france-inter-chto-plan-renovatsii-luvra-nuzhno-skorrektirovat-s-uchiotom-voprosov-bezopasnosti/
- Published: 2026-03-30T12:40:13.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:26:27.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Architecture, In the Press, Museums, Heritage, Society, Paris

France's new Culture Minister Catherine Pégard said on France Inter on 30 March that the Louvre renovation plan must be adjusted to take account of security concerns. It is her first public interview in her new post.

The occasion was the robbery of the museum on 19 October 2025, when the crown jewels of France were stolen. The theft exposed systemic problems in the institution's security. Afterwards the director, Laurence des Cars, tendered her resignation, and Rachida Dati left the post of Culture Minister. New people have been appointed: the Louvre is now headed by Christophe Leribault, previously in charge of Versailles.

Pégard herself also comes from Versailles, which she ran for 13 years. There she carried out major restorations, opened new exhibition space and set up private funding.

The plan in question is "Louvre – New Renaissance", announced by Macron in 2025\. Its cost is estimated at more than one billion euros. It provides for the renovation of the existing building and the creation of a separate room for the Mona Lisa. Pégard stressed that the plan remains necessary, but that security concerns must be "integrated more explicitly than before". In February the competition to choose an architectural practice was already postponed, with no fixed date.

Pégard also outlined a broader cultural agenda ahead of the 2027 presidential elections: wider access to culture and support for artists. At the same time she acknowledged severe budgetary constraints: this year funding for culture has been cut by 173 million euros out of a total of 3.7 billion.

I would remind you that I [wrote](https://style.rbc.ru/impressions/69a805c09a7947624858a6d3?ref=theparnassian.com) about this very matter a month ago in my column for RBC Style