François Chatillon, France’s chief architect of historical monuments, noted nonetheless that many museums, especially in ...

The raid on the Louvre is far from the first museum heist. But several factors have combined to make Europe fertile ground for cultural thefts.

Most of the jade pieces stolen on Nov. 23, 1965 were recovered in a garage in Hollywood. The jewelry was never recovered, the thieves never arrested.

Much like Paris, Las Vegas has also been the scene of some pretty notorious and headline-grabbing break-ins and robberies ...

French prosecutors said four suspects have been charged in connection to the shocking theft of $102 million worth of imperial jewelry. Marie Louise emerald necklace on view at the Louvre Museum in ...

In cinema, heists unfold with meticulous choreography. Films such as “Ocean’s Eleven” and “The Italian Job” turn theft into an art form. Characters study blueprints, bypass complex alarms and ...

At the time of the brazen heist of $102 million in jewels from the Louvre last month, the password to the world-famous museum ...