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2025 Louvre heist where thieves stole $100M jewellery to be turned into film

French police officers stand in front of the Louvre Museum after robbery, in Paris on October 19, 2025.
Updated on May 28, 2026 09:08 am IST

Listicle: 10 missing museum pieces that have become lost legends

Among the things stolen in the 2025 Louvre heist: An emerald set gifted by Napoleon I to Empress Marie-Louise. (BRITANNICA)
Updated on Apr 17, 2026 06:35 pm IST

Home of 'Mona Lisa' has new boss to steer Louvre out of crisis after jewel heist

Leribault brings a proven track record. He has been running another world-renowned French landmark and tourist attraction, the Versailles Palace.
Published on Feb 25, 2026 11:10 pm IST

Louvre Museum's director resigns months after jewels heist in Paris

Laurence des Cars had offered to resign on the day of the robbery but was refused by the culture minister.
Published on Feb 25, 2026 12:21 am IST

Empress Eugénie's crown, smooshed during Louvre heist, will be restored for…

The crown prior to being damaged by the thieves and after the heist.
Updated on Feb 09, 2026 04:44 pm IST

French prosecutor vows to recover stolen Louvre jewels worth $102 million

Eight items of jewellery, including an emerald-and-diamond necklace that Napoleon I gave his second wife, Empress Marie-Louise, remain at large.
Published on Jan 17, 2026 10:21 pm IST

Louvre installs bars over robbed gallery window

Louvre director Laurence des Cars told lawmakers last week that a grille would be reinstalled "before Christmas".
Published on Dec 23, 2025 07:39 pm IST

600+ items stolen in UK Bristol museum heist: How it happened, and an India link

CCTV footage released by the UK's Avon and Somerset Police on December 11, 2025, shows men carrying bags in the early hours of September 25 in the city of Bristol, south-west England, outside a building which housed items from the Bristol museum's British Empire and Commonwealth collection.
Updated on Dec 12, 2025 04:08 pm IST

Upset with working conditions, Louvre trade unions call for rolling strike

File photo of the Louvre museum.
Updated on Dec 08, 2025 06:31 pm IST

Weeks after jewel heist, water leak at Louvre damages rare books

In November, structural weaknesses prompted the partial closure of one of the gallery hosting Greek vases and offices.
Published on Dec 07, 2025 11:01 pm IST

List reveals 2025's most mispronounced words. Both Mamdani and Louvre on it

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has said he doesn't mind if someone tries to pronounce his name correctly and misses but that some mispronounce it intentionally.
Updated on Dec 05, 2025 09:02 am IST

Louvre hikes ticket prices for most non-EU visitors by 45% month after theft

On October 19, a four-person gang raided the Louvre, taking just seven minutes to steal jewellery worth an estimated $102 million before fleeing on scooters.
Updated on Nov 28, 2025 02:29 am IST

Four more, including 2 women, arrested in France's Louvre heist

The thieves parked a moving truck with a ladder below the museum's Apollo Gallery housing the French crown jewels, ascended in a bucket.
Updated on Nov 26, 2025 07:06 am IST

France arrests four more suspects over Louvre heist: prosecutor

French CRS riot police officers were seen patrolling near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum, after French police arrested suspects in the Louvre heist case, in Paris
Published on Nov 25, 2025 07:39 pm IST

Fedora man unmasked: Meet Pedro, teen behind the viral Louvre mystery photo

Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux poses with an Associated Press photo of him outside the Louvre on the day of the crown jewels heist
Published on Nov 10, 2025 12:24 pm IST

Algerian national fleeing France, a couple: All about the Louvre heist suspects

French CRS riot police officers were seen patrolling near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum, after French police arrested suspects in the Louvre heist case, in Paris
Published on Nov 03, 2025 12:27 am IST

Two new suspects handed preliminary charges in Louvre jewels heist case

French police officers patrol in front of the Louvre Museum after it was robbed, with the Louvre Pyramid designed by Ieoh Ming Pei in the background.
Published on Nov 02, 2025 02:29 am IST

38-year-old woman charged in connection with Louvre jewellery heist

One of the five people arrested this week was released without charge on Friday.
Updated on Nov 01, 2025 11:07 pm IST

30+ pics, videos of world's largest museum and former palace of French monarchs

The Louvre in Paris, France, is the world's largest and most visited museum, housing a vast collection of art and artifacts from around the world. (Pic courtesy: louvre.fr and Instagram/ museelouvre)
Published on Nov 01, 2025 11:59 am IST

Louvre heist revives a tough question: protect art or turn museums into fortress

A French CRS riot police officer patrols near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum, after French police arrested suspects in the Louvre heist case, in Paris, France.
Published on Oct 31, 2025 01:13 pm IST

5 more arrests as Louvre jewel heist probe deepens and key details emerge

A soldier patrols in courtyard of the Louvre museum, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in Paris.
Published on Oct 30, 2025 10:19 pm IST

Two Louvre heist suspects to be charged with theft and conspiracy

A French CRS riot police officer patrols near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum, after French police arrested suspects in the Louvre heist case, in Paris, France.
Published on Oct 30, 2025 01:31 am IST

Why arrests in $102-mn Paris Louvre heist may not be all good news: What we know

Officers stand guard after French police arrested suspects in the heist case at the Louvre museum in Paris, France, on October 26, 2025.
Updated on Oct 27, 2025 04:06 am IST

Big breakthrough in $102-million jewel heist at Paris Louvre museum, 2 arrested

French authorities reportedly arrested two in connection with the Louvre heist.
Updated on Oct 26, 2025 03:31 pm IST

Days after $102 mn heist, Louvre transfers precious jewels to Bank of France

The thieves stole eight jewellery pieces worth $102 million from the Louvre collection on October 19.
Updated on Oct 25, 2025 06:16 pm IST

Another Louvre heist video surfaces: Thieves use ladder to escape French museum

The jewellery stolen from the Louvre in Paris was valued at more than $100 million.
Published on Oct 24, 2025 08:04 pm IST

Fevicol ad on Louvre jewellery heist is viral: 'Dhoom machane ki baari hamari'

Louvre museum heist: The Fevicol ad shows pieces of jewellery firmly stuck together with Fevicol.
Published on Oct 24, 2025 09:20 am IST

After $102-mn heist at Louvre museum in Paris, where the jewels might end up

Two men wearing bright yellow jackets broke into the gallery at 9:34 am and left the room at 9:38 am, before fleeing the scene on the motorbikes.
Updated on Oct 23, 2025 07:20 pm IST

‘Outdated cameras’: After heist, Louvre boss wants police station inside museum

Visitors walk past the closed Apollo Gallery where eight pieces of jewels were stolen, at the Louvre Museum, in Paris, France,
Published on Oct 23, 2025 11:47 am IST

Louvre jewel heist: Director says she offered to resign

The Louvre reopened for the first time on Wednesday, three days after the jewellery heist inside Apollo Gallery.
Published on Oct 23, 2025 05:29 am IST