Showing posts with label museum theft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label museum theft. Show all posts
January 22, 2026

The Theft at Zilvermuseum Doesburg and the Evolving Mechanics of Museum Crime

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This week's theft at the Zilvermuseum Doesburg represents a troubling example of how cultural institutions, particularly smaller museums...
January 13, 2026

Part of a Pattern, Saved by a Sting: The Mariemont Ming Porcelain Theft

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On 21 April 2024, at around 4 a.m., three masked individuals forced their way into the Musée royal de Mariemont, 50 km south of Brussels, in...
November 25, 2025

Last Alleged Member of Louvre Strike Team Caught as Paris Police Make Four New Arrests

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According to Paris Public Prosecutor Laure Beccuau , four additional arrests have been made in connection with the high-profile jewellery r...
November 22, 2025

Gold Coin Heist in Lausanne Highlights Growing Trend of Melt-Value Museum Theft

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In another brazen opening hours robbery in Switzerland, the Musée romain de Lausanne Vidy, was targeted on Tuesday evening just before closi...
November 2, 2025

Two Charged in Louvre Jewel Heist as France Faces a Wave of Violent Robberies

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French authorities have formally charged two more individuals in connection with the October 19, 2025 robbery of royal jewels from the Galer...
October 30, 2025

Breakthrough in Louvre Crown Jewels Theft: Five New Arrests

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  Ten days after the theft at the Louvre robbery, during a brief news conference Paris prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, released a statement yeste...
October 26, 2025

Two Suspects Arrested in Connection with the Louvre Museum Jewel Heist

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One week after the dramatic 19 October 2025 jewel heist at the Louvre Museum, French investigators have reportedly identified suspects throu...
October 25, 2025

Balancing Beauty and Risk: The Challenge of Museum Security in Historic Buildings

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An investigator checking a window for fingerprints after the theft of the Star of India, a 563-carat sapphire the size of a golf ball and ot...
October 22, 2025

Beyond the “Dr. No” Myth: Rethinking Who Steals from Museums like the Louvre and Why

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In the 1962 film, "Dr No", James Bond spots the actually stolen "Portrait of the Duke of Wellington" by Francisco Goya i...
October 21, 2025

France's Louvre museum is not the only museum which has been robbed of its gold and jewel finery, here are 33 others involving all that glitters

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Sunday's Musée du Louvre heist has captivated global attention as an example of a spectacular daylight raid on one of the world’s most v...