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Louvre Robbery: The History Behind the Stolen Crown Jewels

10/24/2025

Before the shocking theft of the French Crown Jewels from the Louvre on October 19, most had all but forgotten the ruling women who once wore them during their 19th-century reigns. Even the Louvre’s own website offers little context—under “Object …

Метки : французская коронакражалувримператрицыистория.политика

Picasso Work Vanishes En Route to Exhibition

10/22/2025

Picasso Work Vanishes En Route to Exhibition A gouache-and-pencil work on paper by Picasso insured for $700,000 has gone missing in transit between Madrid and Granada. TitledNaturaleza muerta con guitarra(Still Life with Guitar), the roughly five-by-four-inch 1919 piece was one …

Метки : искусствопикассовыставкагранадазагадкакража

The Louvre Jewel Robbery Is a Symbol of Macron For French Politicians

10/21/2025

The brazen robbery at the Louvre Museum on Sunday—during which thieves escaped with jewels once belonging to Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie—has quickly become a political flashpoint in France, with figures across the spectrum using it to attack President Emmanuel …

Метки : лувркражаполитикаэммануэль макронправое крылофранция

French Audit: Parts of Louvre Have No Cameras, Other Security Flaws

10/21/2025

Following the robbery of French crown jewels from the Louvre Museum on Sunday, a government audit leaked to Radio France revealed that the museum’s security system was “outdated and inadequate.” The report, set to be released publicly next month, was …

Метки : луврограблениебезопасностькража#культурарасследование

Experts Weigh In on Louvre Heist

10/21/2025

It took no more than seven minutes for four masked men to snatch eight royal jewels from the Louvre’s Galerie d’Apollon on Sunday morning. But experts say the hard part—offloading the loot—has only just begun. People may imagine there’s some …

Метки : кражалуврдрагоценностиэкспертыискусствобезопасность

Crown Jewels Stolen in Broad-Daylight Break-in at the Louvre

10/20/2025

Crown Jewels Stolen in Broad-Daylight Break-in at the Louvre A quartet of thieves made off with priceless necklaces, tiaras, and earrings encrusted with thousands of diamonds and other gems after breaking into theLouvrein Paris on the morning of October 19. …

Метки : кражалуврдрагоценностинаполеонпреступлениенаследие

Picasso Work Goes Missing in Transport Between Madrid and Granada

10/17/2025

A work on paper by Pablo Picasso left Madrid two weeks ago and has not been accounted for between there and its intended destination in Granada, according to a report on Thursday in El Pais. “The work, half a page …

Метки : искусствопикассокражарасследованиевыставкагранада

Police Recover Five 18th-Century Snuff Boxes Stolen from Paris Museum

10/17/2025

Five out of seven valuable 18th-century snuffboxes stolen last year from Paris’s Cognacq-Jay Museum have been found. Paris Musées, an organization that manages several of Paris’s city museums, announced the return of the objects this week. “Thanks to a thorough …

Метки : искусствокражамузейпарижкультурное наследиереституция

The Art Heist That Inspired ‘The Mastermind,’ Starring Josh O’Connor

10/15/2025

Kelly Reichardt’s new film, The Mastermind, centers around an art heist, and while it does depict a high-stakes caper set at a museum, there’s generally little tension. Anyone who knows anything about Reichardt’s leisurely paced filmmaking understands that that’s not …

Метки : искусствокинокражарейхардтфестивальдрама

Ancient Egyptian Relief Disappears from Saqqara Necropolis

10/09/2025

A rare 4,000-year-old limestone relief depicting the seasons of the ancient Egyptian calendar is missing from Egypt’s famed necropolis Saqqara. The theft was reported in a statement by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Sunday. A British mission had …

Метки : саккаракражаархеологиядревний египетрельефискусство

Thief Steals $700,000 in Gold from Paris Museum

09/17/2025

The National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France, was broken into early Tuesday morning and several specimens worth €600,000 ($711,000) were stolen, France24 reported. The museum is known for its dinosaur skeletons and taxidermy, as well as its geology …

Метки : музейкражазолотопарижпреступлениенаследие

Tourist Damaged 17th-Century Portrait at Florence's Uffizi Galleries

06/23/2025

A 17th-century portrait of Grand Prince Ferdinando de’ Medici was damaged when a tourist tried to take a picture with the work for social media on Saturday at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy. On a visit to the museum, …

Метки : искусствомузейфлоренциямедичиинциденткража

Two Men Sentenced for Stealing Maurizio Cattelan’s Golden Toilet

06/14/2025

A judge sentenced two men who stole Maurizio Cattelan‘s 18-carat gold toilet during a 2019 raid at England’s Blenheim Palace, according to a release from Crown Prosecution Service. The 227-pound toilet, titled “America” (2016), was dismantled in a five-minute raid …

Метки : кражаискусствотуалетзолотобленхеймский дворецпреступление

FBI Recovers Two Paintings Stolen From University of New Mexico Museum Forty Years Ago

06/12/2025

FBI Recovers Two Paintings Stolen From University of New Mexico Museum Forty Years Ago The University of New Mexico’sHarwood Museum of Artin Taos, New Mexico, on June 6 unveiled to the public two canvases returned to the institution by the …

Метки : искусствокражафбрмузейвосстановлениекультурное наследие