The Secret History of the Missing Emeralds from the Louvre

Why the best place to see the French Crown Jewels right now might be Washington DC.

The Secret Weakness That Enabled Louvre Thieves to Pull Off Heist

The world was shocked to learn of the brazen daytime burglary at the venerated Paris institution, but art experts told the Daily Beast why they could have predicted it.
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The $1.7 Million Bow Brooch With Over 2,000 Diamonds Stolen From the Louvre Has a Secret Connection to 'The Gilded Age'

Thieves stole eight priceless jewels from the French Crown Jewels collection, including the famous diamond "Bow Brooch." The brooch, worth $1.7 million, has a secret connection to The Gilded Age.

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 o

Heist-hit Louvre transfers jewels to extra secure vault after brazen daylight raid highlighted major security flaws

THE heist hit Louvre has transferred jewels to an extra secure vault after the brazen daylight raid highlighted major security flaws. A seven-minute smash-and grab-heist saw a gang of thieves with
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The Secrets of the Louvre, the Met and the Prado That Most Visitors Miss

I’VE VISITED the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York enough times that it feels almost as familiar as the home I grew up in. So imagine my surprise when a friend, lost at the Met, texted me: “Did you know there’s a Frank Lloyd Wright room?”
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