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Mona Lisa to the Nazis: Robbed often, why latest Louvre theft is different

Experts say jewels stolen in heists from the iconic Parisian museum are hard to recover, as they are broken down.
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This isn't the Louvre's first high-profile heist. Here's a history of earlier thefts

Masked thieves stole priceless jewels from the Louvre on Sunday morning. The Paris museum has suffered a string of successful ...

The Louvre has a wild history of being robbed in broad daylight

One of the most infamous heists in the cultural institution’s history was the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa—when Pablo Picasso ...
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Louvre Museum Heists: From Mona Lisa to Courbet's The Wave - A Look at the Biggest Art Thefts in Paris

Explore the history of major art heists at Paris’s Louvre Museum — from the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa to Courbet’s missing ...
WUFT

The Louvre Museum looks to rehouse the 'Mona Lisa' in its own room — underground

Visitors observe the painting the Mona Lisa by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci on display in a gallery at Louvre on May 19, 2021 in Paris, France. The room which houses the Mona Lisa at ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

‘Mona Lisa’ to get own room in Louvre

PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the "Mona Lisa" will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum under a major renovation and expansion of the Paris ...

American tourists in the Louvre during heist tell TODAY it was ‘terrifying'

Indiana couple, Jacob and Holly Barker, were in the Apollo Gallery when the robbery began and called it "terrifying." ...
Chicago Tribune

‘Mona Lisa’ will get its own room under a major renovation of the Louvre

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the “Mona Lisa” will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum under a major renovation and expansion of the Paris ...