The Louvre daytime heist that shocked the world

震惊世界的卢浮宫白天盗窃案

The Global Story

2025-10-21

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The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed for 2 days as the police investigated a brazen heist which resulted in the theft of France's “priceless” crown jewels. Thieves wielding power tools broke into the world's most visited museum in broad daylight, before escaping on scooters with eight items of jewelry of great historical significance. Erin Thompson, Professor of Art Crime at The City University of New York, tells us about the crime that has stunned France - and the rest of the world. Producers: Viv Jones, Aron Keller, Valerio Esposito and Cat Farnsworth Executive producer: Annie Brown Mix: Travis Evans Senior news editor: China Collins Image: A security employee near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum, Paris. Benoît Tessier/Reuters
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  • Have you ever assumed that if you get too close to a painting,

  • a steel shutter will snap down and our men will jump out and stop you?

  • Well, it turns out that just isn't the case.

  • At least not at the world's largest and most visited museum.

  • On Sunday,

  • thieves broke into the Louvre in Paris and took just a few minutes to steal some of France's most valuable treasures.

  • And they did it by using a ladder breaking through a window.

  • They escaped with diamond-studied jewelry that belonged to French royalty,

  • and a tiara given by the Emperor Napoleon to his wife.

  • And the thieves?

  • Well, they're still on the run.