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

NBC Boston spoke to an art theft expert who is also the director of security and chief investigator at the Gardner Museum about the logistics of this heist at the Louvre and what the thieves might be planning to do with the crown jewels. The plot was carried out just 30 minutes after the Louvre opened on Sunday morning.

The thieves who stole priceless jewelry from the Louvre are reviving memories of an audacious gang that stole $500 million in valuables in a series of daring heists that took place over nearly two decades.

The theft of priceless jewels from the Louvre in daylight has sent shockwaves through France, but the country is far from the first to be stung by art thieves.

Christopher A. Marinello, CEO and founder of Art Recovery International, joins “Forbes True Crime” to discuss the shocking Louvre heist.

A “pre-preview” of Art Basel Paris this week drew some of the world’s wealthiest art collectors. Dealers were hoping to shed some of the recent gloom that the art market has faced.

The Louvre closed to the public for three days after the heist on Sunday. Some well-connected Americans got a private tour.

Myles Connor walked into the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and walked out with a Rembrandt painting in the 1980s.

What we know about the Louvre jewel heist, plus a look at thefts from museums in the Philly area over the years.

Experts agree that selling the crown jewels will pose an even greater challenge for the thieves than stealing them.