US EditionFrance: Museum Robbery Sees 2,000 Gold and Silver Coins Stolen
Thieves exploited weak museum security to steal €88 million in crown jewels and 2,000 gold and silver coins worth €90,000, raising concerns over cultural heritage protection.
- On Sunday, the Louvre museum in Paris reported the theft of �88m worth of historic jewellery after a gang disguised as workers used power-tools and a mechanical ladder to access the Gallery of Apollo.
- With perimeter CCTV described as weak and 'aging', Laurence des Cars, the Louvre's director, said, 'We failed these jewels' in Wednesday's report.
- On Tuesday, workers at Maison des Lumières noticed a smashed display case and raised the alarm after the theft of eight items, including the Marie-Louise necklace, and 2,000 coins worth around 90,000 euros.
- As of now, the items remain missing and no arrests have been made, while Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said security protocols had "failed" and left France with a "terrible image".
- Amid a recent string of heists across France, officials noted a September raid at the national porcelain museum in Limoges seized �6.55m in porcelain, while alarms at the French Natural History Museum were disabled by a cyber-attack, prompting art detective Arthur Brand to warn of `copycats`.
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Maison des Lumières Denis Diderot, in Langres, today announced the burglary that took place the day after the break at the Louvre.
Thieves stole gold and silver coins from the Langres museum.
The Maison des lumières Denis Diderot, located in Langres (Haute-Marne), was robbed during the night of Sunday to Monday, shortly after the Louvre's breakage. Gold and silver coins were stolen.
Hours after skilled robbers stole enormously valuable crowns and jewels from the Louvre Museum on Sunday, other thieves have made off with their loot at another museum in France. About 2,000 gold and silver coins were stolen from a collection dedicated to philosopher Denis Diderot in Landres, France.
After the Louvre, another museum in France was robbed!
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