Authorities were racing Monday to reassure the public about security at key cultural sites — and find the jewels stolen from ...
Museum security concerns rise after the latest Louvre robbery, as experts recall other major art thefts, including the ...
It was the Monday morning of August 21, 1911, the weekly closure day of the Louvre during the summer holidays, when an Italian mason named Vincenzo Peruggia carried out the most astounding art heist ...
From the Mona Lisa to the jewels of Napoleon, the Louvre has experienced over a century of high-profile heists.
Paris’s Louvre Museum has always been a cultural touchstone, but a seven-minute raid on the centuries-old art institution ...
In just seven minutes, the thieves took off with crown jewels containing with thousands of diamonds along with other precious ...
A shocking daylight robbery has shaken Paris.Three masked thieves disguised as construction workers stormed the Louvre Museum ...
In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre ’s facade, ...
On this day 114 years ago, a handyman walked into the Louvre Museum in Paris and walked out with the most famous painting in the world. That's right, the Mona Lisa was stolen on Aug. 21, 1911, so ...
The winner of the international contest will be selected in October by a 21-person jury of experts from around the world and announced early next year. To relieve congestion at the museum’s current ...
Paris — It is the most visited museum in the world, but management, staff and visitors agree the iconic Louvre in Paris — the home of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa — is in need of some serious TLC.