Louvre robbery latest in decades of daring art thievery
Digest more
A specialized police unit is investigating a brazen daytime heist of eight pieces of jewelry worth about $102 million from Paris' Louvre Museum.
A minute-by-minute look at the daring Louvre robbery, using maps, photos and video to unravel how one of the world’s most famous museums was breached.
The French crown jewels robbed from the Louvre museum in Paris are likely lost forever, an art crime expert tells CBS News, even if the thieves are caught.
DPA International on MSN
Macron: Louvre theft an attack on France's heritage
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday denounced the spectacular theft of jewellery from the Louvre Museum in Paris as an attack on France's cultural history. "The theft from the Louvre is an attack on a cultural asset that we value because it is part of our history,
Agence France-Presse on MSN
France's Macron orders tighter security as Louvre reopens doors
French President Emmanuel Macron Wednesday ordered stepped-up security measures at the Louvre, as the Paris museum reopened its doors days after a shocking daytime heist. During a Wednesday meeting of cabinet ministers,
Laurence des Cars has been summoned to appear before France’s Senate Culture Committee on Wednesday to an answer questions regarding the museum's security and what may have went wrong on Sunday when nine "priceless" pieces were swiped from the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery.
Authorities were racing Monday to reassure the public about security at key cultural sites — and find the jewels stolen from the museum before they can be broken up and melted down.
The Louvre museum in Paris announced it would remain closed Monday as investigations continue into Sunday’s extraordinary theft of historic jewelry – and experts say the prospects of recovering the treasures are slim.