A history of heists

This was not the first high-profile heist at the famous museum. In fact, over a hundred years ago, in 1911, a former Louvre employee named Vincenzo Perugia stole the famous “Mona Lisa” in the hopes of returning it to its original home country of Italy. Painter Pablo Picasso and poet Guillaume Apollinaire were questioned by the... See more

They used a construction site as cover

French daily newspaper Le Parisien reported that four thieves, masked and hooded, entered the Museum via the Seine-facing facade at around 9:30 a.m. local time, shortly after the museum’s opening. Construction work aided their heist, as a cherry picker allowed them to access the Apollo Gallery jewel room... See more