Thieves steal around €4 million in jewellery from French museum
Investigators say the thieves smashed six display cases and took roughly 20 pieces of crystal jewelry worth about €4 million.
- On Sunday, thieves targeted the Lalique museum in France, stealing jewelry from the collection dedicated to Rene Lalique, a master of Art Nouveau and Art Deco.
- In Wingen-sur-Moder, thieves broke into the museum around 5:30 am and headed straight for the jewelry room, removing around twenty pieces.
- A cleaning lady discovered the break-in after an alarm triggered, arriving before security completed checks; the CCTV footage is currently being examined.
- Authorities estimate the loss at close to four million euros, though final assessment remains ongoing; the museum will be closed for several days.
- The incident echoes an October 2025 heist at the Louvre in Paris, where thieves stole $102 million in jewelry, raising security concerns across France.
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Daring museum break-in leaves investigators chasing a multimillion-dollar mystery in France
PARIS - French investigators are searching for the suspects behind a carefully orchestrated burglary that targeted the Lalique Museum in northeastern France, where thieves made off with jewelry valued at roughly €4 million, or about $4.5 million. The break-in occurred early Sunday morning and has renewed concerns about security at French museums following another high-profile jewel theft at the Louvre last year.
In Alsace the band took action at sunrise and emptied six windows in a few minutes. After the theft in Paris there is a growing concern for the protection of cultural heritage: the government announces new investments in surveillance
Thieves Steal Over $4.5M in Jewelry From French Museum
Another day, another brazen museum heist in France. French media outlets reported a jewel heist took place early on Sunday morning, July 5, at a museum in the Bas-Rhin region devoted to glassware designer René Lalique. The band of thieves smashed several display cases on the gallery floors and made off with 27 pieces of fine jewelry worth approximately €4 million ~($4.5 million).The museum did not immediately respond to Hyperallergic's inquiries…
The Lalique Museum in the Bas-Rhin region of France was robbed by three masked thieves early yesterday morning. Over 27 jewels worth more than 4.5 million euros were stolen from the museum. The robbery at the Lalique Museum has brought the issue of museum robberies and the security of cultural heritage sites in France back to the forefront in recent years.
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