Images released this Monday, 20th, show part of the action of the thieves who stole pieces from the collection of the Louvre Museum, in Paris. The criminals were disguised as employees and, in broad daylight, invaded Apolo’s gallery and forced open showcases that stored historical objects. The Louvre, which was expected to reopen this Monday, remained closed.
The recording shows a person dressed in a yellow vest, with his back turned, close to one of the showcases, making movements to access the pieces. It is not possible to identify the objects used in the action.
The robbery, which lasted less than ten minutes, occurred at 9:30 am local time (4:30 am in Brasília) on Sunday, the 19th, half an hour after opening, and shocked tourists who had to leave the place in a hurry. Visitors posted videos on social media showing the confusion caused by the building’s closure.
According to the French government, four robbers broke into the Louvre using a crane to break an upper-floor window, collected the jewelry and fled on motorcycles. The episode, which several newspapers called the “robbery of the century”, made headlines around the world.
The stolen collection included pieces from Empress Maria Luísa, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, as well as jewelry from Hortênsia, queen of the Netherlands, and Maria Amélia, last queen of France. A necklace, a pair of earrings, a necklace and earring set and a brooch were taken, described by the French Ministry of the Interior as “of inestimable value”. Empress Eugênia’s crown, with emeralds and 1,300 diamonds, was recovered damaged near the museum.
The French Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin, admitted state failure and classified the episode as a national humiliation, guaranteeing that those responsible will be captured. The mayor of central Paris compared the crime to fiction, evoking the famous thief Arsène Lupin.
The Louvre, the most visited museum in France, receives around 9 million visitors per year. This theft follows two other recent robberies at French museums: gold nuggets were taken from the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, and Chinese porcelain worth millions of euros disappeared from a museum in Limoges.
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