2025 Louvre heist
Jewellery theft in Paris, France
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Key Takeaways
- On 19 October 2025, thieves disguised as construction workers stole eight pieces of the French Crown Jewels valued at approximately €88 million from the Galerie d'Apollon ( lit.
- The robbery took less than eight minutes, of which the thieves spent four in the museum itself, and occurred during regular opening hours.
- Within a week, two men in their 30s from Seine‑Saint‑Denis were arrested in connection with the robbery.
- Charges have been filed against five suspects and the location of the jewels is still unknown.
- The first documented theft from the Louvre occurred in 1911, when Vincenzo Peruggia, a former employee of the museum, stole the Mona Lisa (recovered two years later in Italy).
On 19 October 2025, thieves disguised as construction workers stole eight pieces of the French Crown Jewels valued at approximately €88 million from the Galerie d'Apollon (lit. 'Apollo's Gallery') of the Louvre in Paris, France. The robbery took less than eight minutes, of which the thieves spent four in the museum itself, and occurred during regular opening hours. It was the first art theft from the Louvre since the painting Le chemin de Sèvres was stolen in 1998.
Within a week, two men in their 30s from Seine‑Saint‑Denis were arrested in connection with the robbery. Nine further suspects were detained throughout the course of the investigation, six of whom were released. Charges have been filed against five suspects and the location of the jewels is still unknown.
Background
The 16th-century Galerie d'Apollon within the Louvre displayed what remained of the French Crown Jewels, including the Crown of Louis XV and the Hortensia diamond.
The first documented theft from the Louvre occurred in 1911, when Vincenzo Peruggia, a former employee of the museum, stole the Mona Lisa (recovered two years later in Italy). The most recent art theft before 2025 was in 1998, when the painting Le chemin de Sèvres by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was stolen. The artwork has not yet been found; at the time, the Louvre's director, Pierre Rosenberg, warned that the museum's security was "fragile".
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