The Mona Lisa, a gold toilet and now the Louvre’s royal jewels: a fascinating history of art heists

Never say never. The Mona Lisa (1503), undoubtedly the main attraction at the Louvre, was stolen in 1911 and recovered two ...

The Louvre has a wild history of being robbed in broad daylight

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

A Brief History of Heists at the Louvre

From the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911 to the French Crown Jewels heist this past weekend, the Parisian musuem has seen some ...

ON CAM: Louvre Thieves STEAL Crown Jewels in 10-Minute Heist Near Mona Lisa | WATCH

A shocking daylight robbery has shaken Paris.Three masked thieves disguised as construction workers stormed the Louvre Museum ...

A daylight heist and a national 'humiliation': How 7 minutes at the Louvre stunned France

Authorities were racing Monday to reassure the public about security at key cultural sites — and find the jewels stolen from ...

A look at museum thefts, from Montreal to Oslo, after another Louvre heist in Paris

In 1972, armed robbers took advantage of building repair work to slip into the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts via a skylight ...
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This isn't the Louvre's first high-profile heist. Here's a history of earlier thefts

Masked thieves stole priceless jewels from the Louvre on Sunday morning. The Paris museum has suffered a string of successful ...

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 ...