Louvre jewel heist valued at $102 mn

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A history of heists at the Louvre: From the Mona Lisa to Napoleon's jewels
One of the most famous art heists in history was the 1911 theft of the "Mona Lisa." The 16th-century Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece was stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian immigrant who'd worked at the Louvre as a handyman and who smuggled the painting out of the building after hours by removing it from its frame and hiding it beneath his work coat.

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Napoleon's jewels missing: Thieves strike Louvre in daring heist, closing museum
Louvre Museum closes following theft of 9 pieces from Napoleon's jewelry collection
Louvre Director Acknowledges Failure After Jewel Heist and Says She Offered to Resign
The Louvre reopened Wednesday morning, three days after thieves forced open a window and stole French crown jewels in a daring, daylight raid on the musuem.

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Where are the jewels? Stolen Louvre loot worth $102 million may be melted down.
Louvre reopens three days after French crown jewels stolen
Where the Jewels Stolen From the Louvre Museum Might End Up
“You don’t even have to put them on a black market, you just put them in a jewelry store,” said Erin Thompson, an art crime professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.

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Paris prosecutor says stolen Louvre jewels worth an estimated $102 million
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Louvre chief blames CCTV gaps for $102M jewelry heist

Masked gang steal Napoleon’s jewellery from Louvre

A manhunt is under way after thieves broke into the Louvre and stole “priceless” jewellery that once belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte’s family.

Shocking Video Captures Moment Thief Cuts Jewel Case with Saw in Louvre and Making Away With Napoleon's Jewelry in Daring Heist [WATCH]

Three masked thieves carried out the robbery in the Apollon Gallery on the museum's second floor, which overlooks the River Seine and is currently under construction.
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Lost forever? The 9 Napoleon jewelry pieces vanished from the Louvre

Nine pieces of Napoleon’s jewelry were stolen from the Louvre on October 19, 2025, in a heist lasting under seven minutes.

Could Napoleon loot be lost FOREVER? Key questions in 7min Louvre heist after brazen gang even dropped CROWN in getaway

IT took just seven minutes for a chainsaw-wielding gang to scale the side of the Louvre and steal tens of millions worth of jewellery. A top team of 60 investigators are yet to track down any of

Finding the jewels and the brazen thieves in the Louvre heist is now a race against time

PARIS -- PARIS (AP) — The glittering sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds that once adorned France's royals could well be gone forever, experts say after a brazen, four-minute heist in broad daylight left the nation stunned and the government struggling to explain a new debacle at the Louvre.

Historic jewels stolen in ‘national disaster’ for France: What we know about missing Louvre treasures

The precious artifacts snatched from Paris’s Louvre Museum on Sunday include an emerald necklace gifted by Napoleon to his second wife and other priceless crown jewels.

Thieves Come Riding Scooter, Break into Louvre and Steal Priceless Jewels Belonging to Napoleon in Just 10 Minutes in Brazen Broad Daylight Theft

The thieves broke into the iconic museum through a window using an aerial lift and an angle grinder, making off with nine pieces of jewelry.
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