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PARIS and LONDON -- Several people disguised as construction workers broke into the world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday, cracking open display cases and stealing jewelry that once belonged to Emperor Napoleon and his wife, officials said.
The theft from the Maison des Lumières in Langres is the latest in as string of cultural institution heists in France.
Among the jewels stolen in the Louvre heist on October 19, 2025, was a bow brooch once owned by Empress Eugenie and New York Socialite Caroline Astor.