From the Mona Lisa to the jewels of Napoleon, the Louvre has experienced over a century of high-profile heists.
Experts say jewels stolen in heists from the iconic Parisian museum are hard to recover, as they are broken down.
One of the most infamous heists in the cultural institution’s history was the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa—when Pablo Picasso ...
From the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911 to the French Crown Jewels heist this past weekend, the Parisian museum has seen some ...
Before 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa was admired by artists - but hardly known by the public. Then a humble Italian ...
On Tuesday August 22, 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Musée du Louvre under everyone's noses. In the early hours of ...
Masked thieves stole priceless jewels from the Louvre on Sunday morning. The Paris museum has suffered a string of successful ...
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.
Leonardo da Vinci started the iconic 'Mona Lisa' painting in Italy but finished it in France, where he sold it to the French ...
The brazen robbery on Sunday has put a spotlight on security protocols in the sprawling museum, which have been tested over ...
The Louvre just got robbed but this isn’t its first time. From the Mona Lisa to $11M in porcelain, here’s a look at France’s wild art heist history.
Visitors to the Louvre will be forced to traipse through a “Mona Lisa journey” covering a vast 32,000 square foot reception area to get a glimpse of the painting, the museum’s director has announced.