Louvre heist adds to history of high-profile museum breaches, leaves other galleries on edge

Museum security concerns rise after the latest Louvre robbery, as experts recall other major art thefts, including the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's still-unsolved heist from 1990.

Louvre robbery suspects will be caught, expert predicts, but France's crown jewels likely lost forever

The French crown jewels robbed from the Louvre museum in Paris are likely lost forever, an art crime expert tells CBS News, even if the thieves are caught.

How thieves stole treasures worth millions from the Louvre Museum in just seven minutes

How thieves pulled off the extraordinary theft of priceless jewels from the world-famous museum in broad daylight.

Louvre director will appear before lawmakers to answer questions on theft

Laurence des Cars has been summoned to appear before France’s Senate Culture Committee on Wednesday to an answer questions regarding the museum's security and what may have went wrong on Sunday when nine "priceless" pieces were swiped from the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery.

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 art heists, dating back to the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911.
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Louvre museum closed after daytime theft of 'invaluable' jewellery

The Louvre museum in Paris was the site of a major heist on Sunday morning, during which jewellery of "invaluable cultural and historical significance" was stolen, according to the French culture and interior ministries.

Famous American art thief Myles Connor reacts to Louvre Museum heist: 'They will be vilified'

Myles Connor walked into the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and walked out with a Rembrandt painting in the 1980s.
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