This year, during museum hours, robbers entered the Louvre and in 7 minutes, left with $100M worth of crown jewels. The heist shocked the world because of how brazen it was - the thieves blended in plain sight, descended out of a window down a construction ladder, and fled on motorcycles. With heightened security and DNA, it's not likely someone could get away with such a crime these days. That being said, these risky art and jewel heists are nothing new. Na'im and Xia cover some of the most infamous cases - from the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911, to the Isabella Gardner Museum in 1990, and finally, the $1B jewel heist in Germany in 2019. They also discuss what these crimes symbolize culturally, and who has the right to own a piece of history. Since the recording of this episode, all four suspects of the recent Louvre heist have been taken into custody.
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