On March 18, 1990, the biggest art heist in world history took place in Boston, Massachusetts. In this mini episode, I'll tell you all about the daring heist, the results of the heist, and even the fascinating origin of the museum that is now famous for all the wrong reasons.
SOURCES
- Dabilis, Andy, and John Ellement. “$200m Gardner Museum Art Theft.” The Boston Globe (Boston,Massachusetts), March 19, 1990. www.newspapers.com.
- Ellement, John. “$200 Million Art Theft in Boston.” The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts),March 19, 1990. www.newspapers.com.
- “Gardner Museum Theft.” Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Accessed February 6, 2025.https://www.gardnermuseum.org/organization/theft.
- History.com. “$500M ArtHeist STILL Unsolved After Decades | History’s Greatest Mysteries.” YouTube. Accessed February 11, 2025.https://www.youtube.com/watch v=HRHR9kytC2Y&t=603s.
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- Risen, Clay. “Richard Abath, Guard at Center of Boston Art Museum Heist, Dies at 57.” The New York Times, February 29, 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/us/richard-abath-dead.html.
- Taylor, Robert. “Theft at the Gardner Museum.” The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), March 20, 1990. www.newspapers.com.
- “The Theft.” Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Accessed February 6, 2025.https://www.gardnermuseum.org/about/theft-story.
SOUND SOURCES
- Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
- Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
