museum security

Police probe possible inside job in Sicily museum heist

Four Renaissance masterpieces by 15th-century painter Antonello da Messina were stolen from the Regional Museum of Messina in Sicily on Saturday night, August 15, while tens of thousands of residents celebrated the annual Feast of the Assumption in the streets…

Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery empty after crown jewels heist

The Louvre Museum's Apollo Gallery reopened to visitors on Wednesday, nine months after thieves made off with €88 million ($102 million) worth of French crown jewels in one of the most brazen art heists in modern history. The gallery is…

Macron accepts Louvre director’s resignation after crown jewel heist

Laurence des Cars, the first woman to lead the Louvre Museum, resigned on Tuesday after months of mounting pressure over a brazen daylight theft that stripped France of crown jewels valued at approximately €88 million and exposed deep security failures…

Louvre reopens after €88M jewel heist

The Louvre Museum welcomed visitors for the first time Wednesday morning since a brazen daylight heist that saw thieves escape with €88 million ($102 million) worth of historic royal jewels, as French President Emmanuel Macron ordered stepped-up security measures and…