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What was stolen in the Louvre heist? What to know about the 8 jewelry pieces — and the 'race against time' to save them.

“Thanks to the professionalism and swift action of the Louvre’s agents, the criminals were put to flight, leaving behind their equipment and one of the stolen objects, namely the crown of Empress Eug...

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Louvre Museum heist: Jewels with 'inestimable' value stolen from Napoleon collection

Ancient Origins · 7h

Louvre Heist: Thieves Steal Crown Jewels in 7 Minutes

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Di 'priceless' jewels robbers tiff from Louvre Museum for Paris

Dis robbery na di most spectacular robbery for di Louvre museum since di Mona Lisa disappear for 1911.

malaymail · 23h

‘France has been stolen’: French crown jewels snatched in Hollywood-style daytime heist at Paris’ Louvre

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France’s Louvre Struck by Thieves in Daring Daytime Jewel Heist

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How 4 thieves stole 8 'priceless' items from Louvre museum with 'best in the world' security in 7 minutes

According to the police, two of the thieves entered the museum wearing different-coloured vests, while the other two were on sports motorbikes.

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Hunt continues for thieves after priceless jewels stolen in heist at Louvre museum in Paris

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Gone in 7 minutes: thieves strike Louvre museum in Paris in daring jewel heist

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 audacious crimes over the decades.

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Spectacular Louvre heist highlights security flaws at world's largest museum

Empress Eugénie's 2,000-diamond tiara and the necklace from the sapphire set of Queen Marie-Amélie and Queen Hortense, made up of eight sapphires and 631 diamonds, were among the items stolen by a gang of four thieves who entered through a window.

News24

Paris’s Louvre Museum, Home to Mona Lisa and World’s Largest Art Collection, Hit by Robbery; What Makes It Iconic?

The Louvre Museum, located in the heart of Paris, is one of the world’s largest and most famous art museums. Home to thousands of priceless artworks, including Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Winged Victory of Samothrace,

The Week

Louvre Museum robbers were professionals? 60 officers tasked with 'heist of the century' probe

The four-minute daylight heist at the largest museum in the world has raised eyebrows in France and the rest of the globe, rekindling the museum security debate

LAist

Not Heading To Paris This Summer? The Louvre Has Digitized 482,000 Artworks

One of the world's most massive museums has announced an encompassing digitization of its vast collection. "The Louvre is dusting off its treasures, even the least-known," said Jean-Luc Martinez, President-Director of the Musée du Louvre, in a statement ...

The Arts Desk

Things, Musée du Louvre, Paris review - the still life brought alive

The curator, Laurence Bertrand Dorléac, has been given free rein to author a vast and very personal survey of still lives and artists’ representation and evocation of "objects" that ranges from Prehistoric Europe to contemporary work by artists such as ...

The Print on MSN

Gone in 7 minutes: Thieves break into France’s Louvre using chainsaws, make away with 9 items

French govt has initiated probe into Louvre heist executed in broad daylight. Total value of the stolen items has not yet been confirmed.

Artnet

Following Bomb Threats at the Louvre and Versailles, Paris+ Has Heightened Its Security as the City Remains on High Alert

Two of France’s biggest cultural institutions, the Palace of Versailles and Louvre Museum, were evacuated on Saturday, October 14, after receiving bomb threats. No weapons were found during police searches of both sites, and neither venue reported any ...