Many museums began reassessing security after the jewelry heist at the Louvre in Paris. Some were also reflecting on the inherent tension in the task of securing art.

An audacious heist at the Louvre saw thieves make off with priceless crown jewels in broad daylight – here is how a decades-old geometry problem can help museums boost their security.

A "chronic, structural underestimation of the risk of intrusions and theft" left the Louvre exposed for over 20 years to the kind of heist the museum experienced this month, French culture minister Rachida Dati said on Friday.

France's culture minister says that the Louvre will install streetside anti-ramming and anti-intrusion devices in the next two months.

Jesse Eisenberg recently shared some praise for the Louvre heist thieves, saying they did a “good job.” The actor recently made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote his upcoming film,

The cinematic quality of the recent Louvre art heist in Paris generated international attention. Find out which local museums appear in a new U.S. study, "Top 10 Museums Most Vulnerable to a Heist."