New blow for Louvre as structural problem forces gallery closure

Campana Gallery is temporarily shut due to weaknesses in beams supporting floor above

The Louvre has temporarily closed one of its galleries as a precaution after an audit revealed structural weaknesses in some of the beams in the building.

The Campana Gallery, which houses nine rooms dedicated to ancient Greek ceramics, will be shut while investigations are conducted into certain beams supporting the floors of the second floor" above it, a statement issued on Monday said.