The Louvre Museum robbery of priceless jewelry may prompt museums worldwide to review their security programs and protocols, according to experts.

A bold daylight robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris has left the art world shaken — and it’s not just about the stolen jewels. It’s about what the thieves exposed: a security system at one of the most famous and heavily visited museums in the world… that didn’t stop them.

PARIS -- As the alarms sounded at the Louvre Museum on Sunday morning, four suspects took off on two motorbikes, winding their way through central Paris, allegedly carrying with them a haul of "priceless" jewelry once worn by queens and royals.

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PARIS (Reuters) -Thieves who staged a daring daylight heist at the Louvre museum in Paris made off with jewels worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102.63 million), Paris public prosecutor Laure Beccuau said on Tuesday.

Eight priceless items of jewellery, including an emerald-and-diamond necklace that Napoleon I gave his wife, Empress Marie-Louise, were stolen from Louvre museum.