The spectacular jewelry theft has not slowed the flow of visitors. Meanwhile, shocked museum guards question the value of ...
3don MSN
Louvre heist highlights thorny issue for museums: How to secure art without becoming fortresses
The day after the jewelry heist at the Louvre in Paris, officials from across Washington’s world-famous museums were already talking, assessing and planning how to bolster their own ...
Another well-known case of thievery at the Louvre was in December of 1976, involving a diamond-studded sword that belonged to King Charles X. Three masked burglars broke into the museum and took the ...
Today I Found Out on MSN
This is How One Louvre Worker Stole the Mona Lisa
Before 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa was admired by artists - but hardly known by the public. Then a humble Italian ...
A week after thieves stormed the Louvre and ripped eight priceless pieces from France’s crown jewels, the country is nursing a deep cultural wound.
Even on vacation, the father of French impressionism couldn’t resist the pull of optics and art history. A lush blockbuster ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results