Empress Eugenie’s imperial crown, with more than 1,300 diamonds, was recovered on the day of the robbery outside the museum.

The Mona Lisa is the most widely recognised and most famous painting ever. Although the King of France, Francis I, and Napoleon Bonaparte both fell in love with Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, she ...

Before 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa was admired by artists - but hardly known by the public. Then a humble Italian ...

Many stolen treasures from the Paris museum have never been recovered. The Sunday theft from the Louvre Museum of eight priceless pieces of jewelry belonging to Emperor Napoleon and his wife has ...

One of the most infamous heists in the cultural institution’s history was the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa—when Pablo Picasso numbered among the suspects. People gather around the Mona Lisa painting in ...

As the coronavirus pandemic keeps visitors away, the Louvre is offering time close-up with the "Mona Lisa" and a walk along ...

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Firestone puts it this way: The jewels are “the Louvre’s final word in the language of monarchy — a glittering echo of kings and queens as France crossed into a new era.” They are not ornaments, she ...

Weekends are a popular time for tourists to visit museums. The Louvre also happens to be the most popular museum on earth. To pull off a heist at the world’s busiest museum is no easy feat, but doing ...

In case you missed it, on October 19, 2025, thieves, disguised as workers, stole eight pieces of the French Crown Jewels from the Galerie d'Apollon inside the Louvre in Paris. The entire robbery took ...

While the daring Sunday robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris continues to capture worldwide attention, it's not the first time priceless artifacts have been stolen from the museum's collection — and ...