In total, thieves stole about €88 million worth of jewels on Sunday, including a necklace Napoleon Bonaparte gave to Marie-Louise of Austria, the tiara, necklace and earrings of Queen Hortense, and a diadem, diamond bow brooch and reliquary brooch that once belonged to Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III.

The video shows two people using a slow-moving lift in broad daylight to escape the museum, where they stole eight crown jewels within just minutes.

Louvre Museum director Laurence des Cars acknowledged that security failures, including a lack of perimeter surveillance, allowed thieves to pull off heist.

But it wasn’t the first time the Louvre has been hit. In 1998, the Paris museum was robbed twice in back-to-back humiliations that forced officials to overhaul its security system.

What is a truck lift? At the most basic definition, a truck lift is a device that raises and holds trucks in the air. “A truck lift makes maintenance easier than the alternative — having technicians lie down and slide under vehicles to make repairs ...

Paris was stunned on October 19, 2025, when a gang disguised as construction workers used a truck hoist to access the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery, stealing eight priceless jewels worth over $102 million.