The jewellery stolen from the Louvre in Paris was valued at more than $100 million, a French prosecutor said Tuesday, as the museum's director faces security questions from a Senate committee over the brazen weekend heist.

The director, Laurence des Cars, has not made any public statement since thieves made off with royal jewels during a daylight robbery Sunday that took just seven minutes.

The Louvre is expected to re-open Wednesday following two days of shut doors for the investigation -- to the frustration of thousands of tourists -- and its weekly closure on Tuesday.

The theft reignited a row over the lack of security in French museums, after two other institutions were hit last month.

"The Louvre curator estimated the damages to be 88 million euros," or $102 million, Paris prosecu

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