Everything We Know About The Louvre Heist
The Louvre Museum in Paris, France, is known to be one of the most luxurious national art museums in the world, acclaimed for housing some of the most expensive and beautiful pieces of art in the world. However, the Louvre has recently experienced a tremendous robbery that has instilled itself in history, being compared to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist of 1990.
On October 19, 2025, right after visiting hours began at 9:30 in the morning, a group of individuals arrived at the Louvre museum. Two of the thieves entered the building by cutting a window with power tools and threatened multiple guards until they evacuated the area. Thieves were only inside of the building for around five minutes; sadly, their images are difficult to find, as one of the three rooms that were raided had no security cameras.
Right before leaving the museum, the group also attempted to set their vehicle on fire but were stopped by a Louvre employee right outside of the building.
The thieves stole eight different pieces of princess jewelry, consisting of necklaces, tiaras, and earrings that belonged to royals of 19th-century France, such as Empress Marie-Louise, whose set of emerald jewels was stolen. As of now, sixty investigators are working on the case, and those who stole from the museum have yet to be found. Those who work closely with the Louvre and citizens of France are devastated by the loss, as National Rally Leader Jordan Bardella called the act an “intolerable humiliation” to the country of France.
Shortly after the heist, the Louvre Museum closed its doors for visitors to recover from the events and secure the building. After multiple days, the museum opened for the public once again on Wednesday, October 22, three days after the heist. As of now, little progress has been made to find the suspects. Many have made jokes and gimmicks regarding the crime on social media, referring to this event as something out of the iconic show Looney Tunes.
