US EditionThieves Steal 'Priceless' Jewelry at The Louvre. Here's a Look at Other Notable Museum Heists.
Thieves stole nine Napoleonic-era jewels including Empress Eugénie's crown, with eight items still missing, in a 7-minute daylight raid, officials said.
- On Monday, French authorities reported thieves stole eight items from the Louvre in Paris minutes after it opened.
- Acting around 9:30, Monday, thieves used a truck-mounted ladder and freight elevator to force open a window in the Apollo Gallery, completing the theft within 7 minutes.
- Prosecutors said the recovered crown of Empress Eugénie was dropped and damaged during the heist and contains eight gold eagles, 1,354 diamonds, 1,136 rose-cut diamonds and 56 emeralds.
- Eight of the nine items remain unaccounted for, according to the French culture ministry, and the Louvre remained closed Monday while police continued their investigation and evacuated visitors.
- The Louvre, the largest art museum that welcomed more than 8.5 million visitors last year, houses the Apollo Gallery spanning more than 750,000 square feet near the Mona Lisa, linking the theft to historic heists beginning in 1911.
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A spectacular robbery took place at the Louvre Museum in Paris on October 19, 2025, where a group of thieves managed to steal 8 precious pieces of Napoleonic-era jewelry, worth an estimated 88 million euros. The operation lasted just seven minutes and took place in the morning, shortly after the museum opened. The thieves used an escalator to enter the Apollo Gallery, breaking display cases and taking jewelry belonging to 19th-century French emp…
By Caitlin Danaher, Duncan Senkumba, Alex Leeds Matthews, Renée Rigdon, Yukari Schrickel and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN It’s been called “the heist of the century”: the daylight theft of Napoleonic-era artifacts from the renowned Louvre Museum in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron called the theft “an attack on a heritage we hold dear” and vowed to bring those responsible to justice. Investigators are racing against time to track down the four s…
Thieves steal 'priceless' jewelry at The Louvre. Here's a look at other notable museum heists.
Minutes after the world’s most-visited museum, The Louvre, opened its doors, thieves carried out a daylight heist, stealing “priceless” jewelry on Sunday morning. Here's a look at other notable museum heists.
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The Louvre museum's security chief has been accused of being a diversity hire who put the "cultural heritage" of France at risk following the theft of "priceless" jewellery.Dominique Buffin has worked as Director of Public Reception and Surveillance at the Paris museum since last year.But Ms Buffin, who has previously worked in the police and at France's Ministry of Culture, has been accused of being hired by museum director Laurence Des Cars as…
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