New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- A water leak at the Louvre Museum in Paris has reportedly damaged between 300 and 400 works in the Egyptian Antiquities department, the museum announced on 7 December 2025.

The leak - discovered on 26 November - was caused by the accidental opening of a valve in the heating and ventilation system, which caused water to seep through the ceiling of the library area in the Mollien wing.

According to the Louvre's deputy administrator, Francis Steinbock, the affected material includes "Egyptology journals" and "scientific documentation" used by researchers - mostly books and archival items dating from the late 19th to early 20th centuries.

The museum said that while the documents are "extremely useful," they are "by no ...