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museum heist

The stolen necklace, made of platinum and 673 precious stones said to weigh over 200 carats, was designed for Egypt's last royal family. Photo: Landespolizeidirektion Wien/dpa/picture alliance

Austria museum heist: Thieves snatch diamond necklace

The stolen necklace, studded with 673 precious stones, belonged to Egypt's Queen Nazli. It was being displayed as part of the museum's exhibition for designs by France's Van Cleef...

The five surviving panels of Antonello da Messina's 1473 "Polittico di San Gregorio" (San Gregorio Polyptych), three of which were stolen from the Museo Regionale Accascina in Messina, Italy. Photo: REUTERS

Sicilian museum heist: Thieves steal Antonello da Messina's four Renaissance artworks on Italian holiday

The painting "Lentetuin, de pastorietuin te Nuenen in het voorjaar", 1884, known in English as 'Spring Garden, The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring' by painter Vincent Van Gogh is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on September 12, 2023. Marten de Leeuw/Courtesy of Gronginger Museum/Handout via REUTERS

Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum during pandemic is recovered

The brazen theft took place in November 2019 at the Green Vault museum in Dresden. Photo: AFP

German court jails five over spectacular heist at Dresden museum

A general view of Green Vault city palace, unique historic museum that contains the largest collection of treasures in Europe after a robbery in Dresden, Germany, November 25, 2019. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel

Thieves grab priceless jewels in German museum heist