The raid on the Louvre is far from the first museum heist. But several factors have combined to make Europe fertile ground for cultural thefts.

The men who stole France’s crown jewels cut corners—mistakes that led authorities to track down three suspected thieves.

The day after the jewelry heist at the Louvre in Paris, officials from across Washington’s world-famous museums were already talking, assessing and planning how to bolster their own security.

French authorities have made several arrests, but details remain scarce due to strict privacy laws. Investigators are analyzing DNA samples and surveillance footage.

PARIS -- More than 100 investigators are racing to piece together how thieves pulled off the brazen heist at the Louvre ...

Alexandre Portier, the lawmaker leading the French parliament’s inquiry into the theft, said the heist had left a "wound." ...

The robbery at the Louvre left behind more than broken glass. It battered the pride of a nation that is increasingly glum ...

The Paris prosecutor said multiple suspects were arrested on Saturday evening, and hit out at leaks to the media.

Elaine Sciolino, former Paris bureau chief for the ‘The New York Times,’ discusses the painful irony at the heart of Sunday’s ...

I’ve had heists on my mind since the brazen smash-and-grab of more than $100 million in jewels from the Louvre in Paris. This ...

Investigators were looking into the alarm systems at an institution that one expert said “wasn’t built with an obsession over ...

Masked thieves stole priceless jewels from the Louvre on Sunday morning. The Paris museum has suffered a string of successful ...