Paris' iconic Louvre Museum was forced to shut down on Sunday, October 19, after a group of chainsaw-wielding robbers made off with millions of dollars of priceless jewelry. A group of four suspects were reportedly wearing masks and hoods when they entered the most-visited museum in the world on

Monica Wu was about to start a tour with a group of visitors early on Sunday, when she noticed some of the entrances being closed and access being denied to parts of the museum's areas. That's when she realised that there had been a heist and the museum's most prized treasures had been stolen.

Footage filmed by tour guide Claudine Hemingway (@ClaudineBleuBlondeRouge) shows the stolen items on display, before the brazen theft, in the museum's Gallery of Apollo.

The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed for a second day on Monday as police continued their hunt for the gang who stole priceless pieces of royal jewellery in a daring raid. France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said he would tighten security outside cultural institutions as a result.

One of the most infamous heists in the cultural institution’s history was the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa—when Pablo Picasso numbered among the suspects.

(WMTW) - Paris’s Louvre museum is now closed after a major robbery of priceless jewelry and according to our Portland media partner, 29 Mainers saw it unfold. France’s interior minister told radio station France Inter the suspects stole jewelry from the room that houses the french crown jewels.

Louvre jewelry heist sparks outrage in France, with officials admitting to security failures and critics calling it a national humiliation.

The iconic Louvre museum has been forced to close after a gang of power tool wielding thieves launched a brazen daylight heist, making off with priceless jewellery.

Several paintings have been stolen from the celebrated Parisian museum, including the Mona Lisa. Over the course of its history, it has steadily improved its security.

Visitors were asked to leave Paris Louvre after reports of a robbery at the museum. Video Credit: Monica Louvre Museum Guided Tour/ @LouvreGuide via X