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.

In broad daylight, amid the bustling crowds of the world’s most visited museum, a team of thieves pulled off a daring seven-minute robbery Sunday that stunned Paris and the world.

The theft of priceless jewels from the Louvre in daylight has sent shockwaves through France, but the country is far from the first to be stung by art thieves.

Following a daring €88 million jewel heist at the Louvre, a viral meme imagines the museum's artworks coming to life to defend themselves. This playfu

After lifting themselves up to a balcony outside the Gallery of Apollo, the thieves reportedly cut through glass windows with a battery-powered disc cutter to gain access to the museum. The BBC reported that the robbers then threatened guards waiting on duty and then stole items from two separate display cases. The robbers then fled on motorbikes.

The most spectacular Louvre robbery since the Mona Lisa in 1911 proves the vulnerability of French museums, writes .

The same day masked thieves stole millions in crown jewels from the Louvre, another French museum was robbed of 2,000 gold and silver coins.

French investigators continued to search for eight stolen items after unidentified thieves carried out a daring daytime heist at the Louvre.