The eight priceless pieces of jewellery stolen in an audacious heist from the Louvre Museum in Paris span two centuries of history.
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Louvre heist raises questions about museum security
Too late. Newly appointed interior minister Laurent Nuñez has ordered a national review of security measures in museums and ...
According to Paris officials, the thieves reportedly forced a window open, smashed display cases, and used a basket lift ...
Cultural institutions are seen as “soft targets,” experts say, as thieves shift from stealing prized paintings, to artifacts that can be dismantled, stripped or melted down for their expensive parts.
Thieves broke into the Louvre in Paris — the world's most visited museum — early Sunday morning. Museum officials said they ...
The Louvre was a former royal palace that became a museum after the French Revolution. It is the world’s largest art museum, ...
Culture Minister Rachida Dati said that the robbers were “experienced” and had carefully planned the burglary, from break-in ...
Twenty years ago, Berkeley author Jeffrey Meyers published “Impressionist Quartet,” an interlocking biography exploring the ...
PARIS and LONDON -- Several people disguised as construction workers broke into the world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris on ...
Eight "objects of inestimable heritage value" were stolen, per France's Ministry of Culture, and one item, an ornate gold ...
The famed Paris art and history institute was robbed in broad daylight on Sunday with four thieves making off with priceless ...
More than 25 years before Sunday's heist at the iconic museum, a thief took a 19th-century painting in broad daylight.
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