Police intensify hunt for Louvre thieves as France reels from jewel heist

Authorities raced against the clock Tuesday as experts in art security told NBC News it could already be too late to recover the jewels.

Before Brazen Louvre Jewel Heist, There Were Lingering Security Concerns

Investigators were looking into the alarm systems at an institution that one expert said “wasn’t built with an obsession over security.”

Louvre heist adds to history of high-profile museum breaches, leaves other galleries on edge

Museum security concerns rise after the latest Louvre robbery, as experts recall other major art thefts, including the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's still-unsolved heist from 1990.
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This Stolen Louvre Jewel Once Belonged to the Ultimate Gilded Age Socialite

Among the jewels stolen in the Louvre heist on October 19, 2025, was a bow brooch once owned by Empress Eugenie and New York Socialite Caroline Astor.

The Search Is On for the Louvre Jewel Thieves. Here’s What We Know.

The Louvre, a former royal palace that was transformed into a museum after the French Revolution, is a cultural calling card for France that attracts throngs of tourists every day and houses more than 33,000 works of art in a labyrinth of wings and courtyards.

'It's like a scene from a film' - Paris tourists surprised at Louvre jewel theft

The Louvre Museum in Paris remains closed to the public after robbers stole imperial jewels in broad daylight on Sunday.
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