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After MAK Theft: What Art Robbers Are After Lately

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The coup in the MAK follows a new pattern: artificial predators increasingly target gold and gems, and they become more brutal.

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The coup in the MAK follows a new pattern: artificial predators increasingly target gold and gems, and they become more brutal.

·Vienna, Austria
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The security expert of the international museum association, Ibrahim Bulut, placed the robbery in Mak in an international trend: perpetrators focused on the pure material value

·Vienna, Austria
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Three days after the million-dollar Blitzcoup at the Vienna Museum of Applied Art (MAK) there is still criticism of the security concept. As one witness of the robbery on Sunday of the daily newspaper "Die Presse" (online) said, "there were no security precautions, no pocket controls, nothing for this exhibition." She spoke of a "beautiful" representation of the MAK. General Director Lilli Hollein had pointed to the highest security standards to…

Police are feverishly searching for the thieves of a diamond collier by 3.7 million euros. According to the Museum for Applied Art, there were comprehensive security measures

·Linz, Austria
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The exhibition "BLANZSTÜCKE. Van Cleef & Arpel's High Jewelry × Masterpieces from the MAK Collection" has been regularly opened since today, Friday, August 28, 2026. The conditions for reopening were examined in close consultation with the police. Safe exhibition operation is guaranteed. In the armed act on Thursday, [...] The article MAK Director General Lilli Hollein on the security arrangements at "BLANZSTÜCKE" first appeared on TOP News Aust…

The security concept worked as planned, as stressed by the director of the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Lilli Hollein, the day after the armed robbery. The top priority was the protection of visitors.

·Vienna, Austria
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ORF.at News broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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