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The Louvre reopens 3 days after thieves took off with French crown jewels in daylight heist

Eight pieces of France's Crown Jewels were stolen from the Louvre in a rapid heist that exposed major security failings and prompted national outrage.

France news

fromThe Local France

1 week ago

Chinese woman charged over gold theft at Paris Natural History Museum

A 24-year-old Chinese woman was arrested and charged over the theft of nearly six kilograms of historically significant gold from Paris's Natural History Museum.

fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events

3 weeks ago

Two arrested following theft of Bronze Age jewellery from Welsh museum

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of burglary after Bronze Age gold jewellery was stolen from St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff. The men aged 43 and 50 from Northampton were arrested 7 October and are in custody in Northamptonshire. The unspecified objects were on display in the Wales is... gallery. The theft took place 6 October.

UK news

fromwww.independent.co.uk

3 weeks ago

Bronze Age gold jewellery stolen in raid on Welsh museum

Bronze Age gold jewellery was stolen from St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff during a forced burglary; South Wales Police are investigating.

France news

fromwww.theguardian.com

1 month ago

Precious gold samples stolen in raid on French natural history museum

Historic native gold specimens worth €600,000 but priceless for research were professionally stolen from the French national natural history museum's mineralogy gallery.