Experts say jewels stolen in heists from the iconic Parisian museum are hard to recover, as they are broken down.

On Tuesday August 22, 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Musée du Louvre under everyone's noses. In the early hours of ...

One of the most famous art heists in history was the 1911 theft of the "Mona Lisa." The 16th-century Leonardo da Vinci ...

Museum security concerns rise after the latest Louvre robbery, as experts recall other major art thefts, including the ...

From the $500 million Gardner Museum robbery to the theft of the Mona Lisa, history’s biggest museum heists, including this week’s Louvre break-in involving Napoleon-era jewels, show how priceless art ...

Visitors observe the painting the Mona Lisa by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci on display in a gallery at Louvre on May 19, 2021 in Paris, France. The room which houses the Mona Lisa at the Louvre ...

A major robbery occurred at the Louvre Museum in Paris, leading to its closure for the day. Thieves used a basket lift to access the museum, breaking a window and stealing valuable jewels from display ...

The world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris was closed on Sunday following a robbery, France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati confirmed. Authorities have not yet disclosed details about what was stolen or ...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the “Mona Lisa” will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum under a major renovation and expansion of the Paris landmark that will ...

Let’s not quibble about that. Let’s just agree Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait isn’t going to overwhelm with its grandeur. The Mona Lisa is an oversized postage stamp. I’m not going to abase the portrait ...

The French museum Louvre is the latest victim in the growing trend of high-value museum heists across the world. In the latest incident, thieves stole nine pieces of jewelry from the collection ...

The room which houses the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris was last renovated only five years ago, in 2019. But the museum is now already looking at making further improvements. In an interview ...