Louvre director acknowledges ‘terrible failure’ after daylight crown jewel heist

Visitors walk in the lobby of the Louvre museum three days after historic jewels were stolen in a daring daylight heist (Thibault Camus/AP)

The director of the Louvre Museum has acknowledged a “terrible failure” at the Paris monument after a stunning daylight crown jewel heist at the world’s most-visited museum, and said she offered to resign, but it was refused.

The Louvre reopened earlier in the day to long lines beneath its landmark Paris glass pyramid for the first time since one of the highest-profile museum thefts of the century stunned the world with its audacity and scale.