Swiss museums feel secure even after Louvre robbery

Swiss museums feel safe even after Louvre robbery Keystone-SDA

The spectacular theft at the Louvre in Paris has had no impact on the security precautions of major Swiss museums, at least in the short term. This is shown by a survey conducted by the Keystone-SDA news agency.

+Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox

None of the museums enquired about see an acute need for action. However, the museums are naturally reluctant to provide details. They merely state that security standards are constantly being reviewed and regularly updated.

On the one hand, this involves technical developments, as the Kunsthaus Zürich writes. On the other hand, “international incidents in the museum sector” are also monitored, although direct comparisons are difficult. In any case, the Kunsthaus Zürich is not planning any immediate adjustments to the existing measures.

The Kunstmuseum Basel is also convinced that it has efficient security measures in place. “However, a risk can never be ruled out 100%,” they said.

The Louvre theft is also being closely monitored by the Paul Klee Centre (ZPK) in Bern, according to a spokesperson. Regarding its own security measures, she says that the ZPK has “technical and structural measures in place as well as personal measures”.

Geneva’s largest museum, the Musée d’art et d’histoire, points out that Interpol examined the security measures in 2013 at the request of the city. The recommendations of the international criminal police organisation have been implemented.

Finally, the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen near Basel emphasises that the security of the artworks on site meets the latest standards in museum operations. The measures are reviewed on an ongoing basis. The aim is to “ensure a safe and at the same time open museum environment”.

Translated from German by DeepL/jdp

How we work

We select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools to translate them into English. A journalist then reviews the translation for clarity and accuracy before publication.  

Providing you with automatically translated news gives us the time to write more in-depth articles. The news stories we select have been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team from news agencies such as Bloomberg or Keystone.

If you have any questions about how we work, write to us at [e-mail]