The Louvre is famously home to some of the most renowned art in the world, notably the Mona Lisa. But in 1998, another painting was stolen. Le chemin de Sèvres is an oil painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot painted in the 1850s and had entered the Louvre’s collection in 1902.

Thieves reportedly stole nine pieces from the jewelry collection of Napoleon and the Empress in the Louvre, using a basket lift to reach the museum.

France's Interior Ministry said that around 9.30am several intruders forced open a window, stole jewels from vitrines and fled on two-wheelers.View on euronews

On October 19, 2025, the Louvre Museum faced a dramatic seven-minute robbery when thieves stole nine priceless jewels from the Apollo Gallery. The dar

Never say never. The Mona Lisa (1503), undoubtedly the main attraction at the Louvre, was stolen in 1911 and recovered two years later. The thief, Vincenzo Peruggia, was an Italian handyman working at the Louvre and was caught trying to sell it.

The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, abruptly closed on Sunday following a break-in at its Apollo Gallery—the home of France’s crown jewels—in a bold daylight robbery that saw priceless Napoleonic treasures stolen.

P ARIS and LONDON -- Several people disguised as construction workers broke into the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris on Sunday, cracking open display cases and stealing jewelry that once belonged to the Emperor Napoleon and his wife, officials said.

French authorities are investigating after a robbery at the Louvre museum in Paris saw a group of thieves get away with "priceless" jewellery on moped this morning. Large numbers of tourists who wanted to see the Mona Lisa had their plans thwarted, after the Louvre said it would stay closed for "exceptional reasons".