{"id":57049,"date":"2025-10-27T15:27:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/?p=57049"},"modified":"2025-10-27T15:27:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:27:56","slug":"heist-at-the-louvre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2025\/10\/heist-at-the-louvre\/","title":{"rendered":"Heist at the Louvre"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_57050\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Galerie_dApollon_Louvre.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57050\" class=\"wp-image-57050 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Galerie_dApollon_Louvre-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"A large hall at the Louvre decorated with Baroque and Rococo decorative paintings.\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Galerie_dApollon_Louvre-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Galerie_dApollon_Louvre.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-57050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Louvre&#8217;s Galerie d&#8217;Apollon, where the French Crown Jewels were displayed<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On Sunday, October 19th, a group of men executed a heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, stealing a collection of jewelry estimated to be worth \u20ac88 million (or $102 million).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While the popular imagination makes it seem like heists require absolute geniuses to pull off, the robbery at the Louvre on Sunday was relatively straightforward. At about 9:30 in the morning, roughly half an hour after the museum opened to visitors, a team of four men wearing reflective vests drove a truck up to the balcony of the Louvre\u2019s Galerie d\u2019Apollon, extending a ladder from the truck\u2019s bed. This sort of ladder device is known as a <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">monte-meuble<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in French, and is commonly used in Paris to move furniture and other large objects in and out of the windows of the upper stories of buildings. The team broke in and stole several items from display cases. Security alarms had been sounded, but the thieves used the saws and other tools they had brought to fend off the guards who arrived at the scene. The team descended the ladder, ditching the truck to escape on scooters. The entire heist lasted about 4 minutes. In the midst of their escape, the robbers dropped one of the items they stole, <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/000d6c67-692c-454a-bfb4-4d81395b21d4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the Crown of Empress Eug\u00e9nie<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The museum was immediately evacuated and closed, finally reopening on Wednesday. Several other museum robberies have occurred in France recently. Last month, someone <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/sep\/17\/precious-gold-samples-stolen-france-natural-history-museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">stole \u20ac600,000 worth of gold nuggets<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> from the Natural History Museum, while \u20ac9.5 million worth of antique Chinese porcelain <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/sep\/04\/porcelain-treasures-stolen-from-french-museum-adrien-dubouche-institute-limoges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was taken from the Adrien Dubouch\u00e9 Institute in Limoges<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Shortly after the Louvre heist, many believed that these incidents were related, possibly committed by the same people. However, a Chinese woman was arrested in Barcelona on Tuesday after being caught trying to dispose of some of the stolen gold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">France\u2019s Ministry of Culture listed the items taken from the Louvre: <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/6\/64\/Parure_della_regina_maria_amelia%2C_parigi%2C_1800-15_poi_1850-75_ca.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a tiara, necklace, and one of two earrings<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> from a set owned by Queen Maria Amalia, wife of King Louis Philippe I. These jewels, mainly diamonds and sapphires, were previously owned by Hortense de Beauharnais, Napoleon&#8217;s stepdaughter and sister-in-law. There was also <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8f\/Fran%C3%A7ois-regnault_nitot%2C_collier_e_orecchini_dell%27imperatrice_maria_luisa%2C_smeraldi%2C_brillanti%2C_oror_e_argento%2C_parigi%2C_1810.jpg\/1024px-Fran%C3%A7ois-regnault_nitot%2C_collier_e_orecchini_dell%27imperatrice_maria_luisa%2C_smeraldi%2C_brillanti%2C_oror_e_argento%2C_parigi%2C_1810.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a necklace and a pair of earrings made from diamonds and emeralds<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> worn by Empress Marie Louise, Napoleon\u2019s second wife. And finally, there was <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/f0fe31d3-fe89-414a-81c0-f8b5691a411d.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a bow brooch<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/broche-de-corsage-impe-ratrice-euge-nie-c-2015-grandpalaisrmn-muse-e-du-louvre-ste-phane-mare-challe-68f7b85f70c72.jpeg?resize=980:*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a reliquary brooch<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/royalwatcherblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a tiara<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> owned by Empress Eug\u00e9nie, wife of the Emperor Napoleon III. The most valuable item in the collection, however, was left untouched. The <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/diamondbuzz.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-Regent-Diamond-A-320-Year-Journey-Through-History.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Regent Diamond<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is a 140-carat diamond that was part of the crowns of five different French monarchs. Napoleon had it fitted on the guard of his sword, as seen in several portraits, including those by <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/43\/Jean_Auguste_Dominique_Ingres%2C_Portrait_de_Napol%C3%A9on_Bonaparte_en_premier_consul.jpg\/640px-Jean_Auguste_Dominique_Ingres%2C_Portrait_de_Napol%C3%A9on_Bonaparte_en_premier_consul.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ingres<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/46\/Gros_-_First_Consul_Bonaparte.png\/640px-Gros_-_First_Consul_Bonaparte.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gros<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Today, it is estimated to be worth about $60 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many specialists have commented that<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the thieves will not try to sell these jewels in their current state. The necklaces, brooches, and other items are very recognizable, and the heist has been widely publicized, making them impossible to sell as they are. Most likely, the robbers will break the pieces down and sell them for parts. To do that, they will need to remove every gemstone from the stolen pieces. However, it would still be difficult to sell the gems individually since they can still be recognized. This means that the diamonds, emeralds, and sapphires will need to be re-cut. They will be less valuable than before, since they will likely be sold based on their <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">value by<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> weight. However, this will still amount to a significant sum of money. The metals will also be melted down and sold off. The only elements from the stolen pieces that cannot be altered are the pearls from the tiara, of which there are 212. Since they cannot be re-cut like the gemstones, they can be tracked down. However, there is a slim chance that some of the items will be recovered unharmed. Some publications have cited <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-65601751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the 2019 Dresden Green Vault heist<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> as proof that the stolen pieces may be found. Many of the items stolen in that incident were recovered in 2022. Some optimists think that this team may have been hired by a private collector who does not want the items broken down, but rather kept in their original condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The heist on Sunday was the first successful robbery from the Louvre since 1998, when the Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot painting <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Le chemin de S\u00e8vres<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> was stolen in May of that year. But given the state of the museum\u2019s security, it\u2019s surprising that it took this long. The museum\u2019s overall condition is cause for concern, as the world\u2019s most visited museum has faced extensive problems for years. The former palace can only accommodate around 4 million visitors per year, yet it often welcomes more than double that. In 2023, the Louvre <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2023\/01\/the-louvres-limit-on-visitors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">put a cap on daily visitors<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to control the stress placed on the building. Leaks of rainwater <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2025\/05\/leaky-louvre-roof-nearly-damages-paintings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">have come close to works on display in the galleries<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Louvre staff <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/05\/28\/727592823\/the-louvre-is-suffocating-museum-closed-as-workers-strike-citing-overcrowding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">have gone on strike more than once<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to call attention to the poor state of the museum. And finally, earlier this year, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the Louvre <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2025\/02\/coming-soon-a-brand-new-louvre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">would undergo extensive renovations<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, which some say might cost as much as \u20ac800 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This latest incident underscores the urgent need for enhanced security measures at the Louvre. On the Wednesday following the heist, Laurence des Cars, the Louvre\u2019s director, appeared before the French Parliament to answer questions from legislators, hopefully paving the way for a more secure future for the museum. Two individuals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/two-suspects-louvre-heist-case-arrested-by-french-police-report-says-2025-10-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have already been arrested<\/a> in relation to the theft, which may lead to more of the culprits being apprehended and the possible recovery of the stolen items.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, October 19th, a group of men executed a heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, stealing a collection of jewelry estimated to be worth \u20ac88 million (or $102 million). 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