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Looted Louvre treasures may never be found, experts say, as museum remains closed VR

Looted Louvre treasures may never be found, experts say, as museum remains closed

The Louvre museum in Paris announced it would remain closed Monday as investigations continue into Sunday’s extraordinary theft of historic jewelry – and experts say the prospects of recovering the treasures are slim. In a post on X, the museum said it regretted Monday’s closure, as France begins to digest…
bubmag
October 20, 2025
A daylight heist and a national ‘humiliation’: How 7 minutes at the Louvre stunned France VR

A daylight heist and a national ‘humiliation’: How 7 minutes at the Louvre stunned France

PARIS — The heist cut through hushed corridors with a speed and ease that humiliated a nation. Authorities are now racing against their own clock. In the space of just seven minutes in the casual daylight of Sunday morning, four suspects stole nine pieces of France’s crown jewels from the…
bubmag
October 20, 2025
Napoleonic-era jewels stolen in Louvre heist lasting just four minutes VR

Napoleonic-era jewels stolen in Louvre heist lasting just four minutes

Robbery raises questions about security at museum Thieves targeted the Galerie d’Apollon building in the Louvre. Photo: Getty Thieves rode a cherry picker up the Louvre’s facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels in a raid lasting just four minutes at the world’s most-visited…
bubmag
October 20, 2025