Another Louvre Museum ‘security blunder’
According to a museum employee familiar with the security system, the world-famous museum's video surveillance system was simply "Louvre".
Anyone who has ever tried to get past the Mona Lisa crowd knows that the Louvre can seem impenetrable. But two Belgian TikTok users have now proven that even the world’s most famous museum has its weaknesses – all it took was a DIY canvas, a shopping bag and a frame made from LEGO bricks. Their stunt has forced the institution to face some uncomfortable questions at a time when it could least afford them.
According to their own account, Neal Remmerie and Senne Haverbeke (Neal and Senne) entered the Louvre in the early evening of November 14, 2025. Blending into the crowd of late-night visitors, they carried a rolled-up painting and frame made entirely of LEGO bricks, which they had separated and placed in a shopping bag to avoid metal detectors.
Once inside the Salle des États, a gallery that attracts millions of visitors each year, they quietly assembled a frame and hung a Mona Lisa-style portrait of themselves just a few meters from the real Mona Lisa. It was reportedly only hours later that museum staff noticed the unauthorized artwork.
The couple then posted a video of the stunt on TikTok, claiming their goal was to find out whether the Louvre had indeed beefed up security following last month’s high-profile theft, in which thieves climbed onto an exterior balcony and made off with imperial jewels worth an estimated €88 million. The incident prompted the museum to promise immediate improvements.
While the prank didn’t damage any artwork, it still worked despite the museum’s efforts to tighten security measures (like perhaps finally changing the password for its CCTV system to “louvre”). With the tourist attraction still reeling from the jewel theft in October, the timing was at its worst.
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