Louvre, Thieves
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Thieves have stolen “priceless” jewelry from the Louvre in Paris, the world’s most-visited museum, in an audacious seven-minute raid on Sunday, the French interior minister has said.
A group of thieves stole jewelry from Paris' Louvre museum. Here's which items they took, according to officials.
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7 Takeaways From the Louvre Jewelry Heist
It’s a lousy time to be running a museum. The French are freaking out. And let’s go easy on the Ocean’s Eleven comparisons.
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Stolen Louvre jewelry estimated to be worth $102 million, prosecutor says, as search continues
The Louvre museum in Paris announced it would remain closed Monday as investigations continue into Sunday’s extraordinary theft of historic jewelry – and experts say the prospects of recovering the treasures are slim.
The Louvre was a former royal palace that became a museum after the French Revolution. It is the world’s largest art museum, home to some of the most famous artworks in the world, like the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
In an art heist, selling can be more difficult than stealing. Art crime experts explain what happens after a theft and why criminal groups have turned to precious metals.
Police are still searching for signs of the eight historic jewelry pieces that a group of four thieves stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris.
George Clooney says the "Ocean's Fourteen" script is done and jokes that the franchise now has to live up to the Louvre heist. "It was cool. I mean, it's terrible. But if you're a professional thief like I am, I was very proud of those guys." https://t.co/OJLqO9fwdu pic.twitter.com/QtxTud3uw4