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Behind the Louvre Heist: What’s Been Learned So Far

Carol A. Seidl October 25, 2025 October 27, 2025French Culture Art, CasseDuSiecle, Crown jewels, Heist, History, Paris, The Louvre 15
The Louvre at dusk

This week, I began working on a post about the theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911. I’d read several articles and listened to podcasts about the heist, which is full of surprising twists. However, on Monday morning, as I perused a list of Le Monde’s top…

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