Crimes from Europe
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The Vault

The most valuable things in Europe keep disappearing.

Art theft, museum heists, and stolen treasures — from the Gardner Museum to Nazi looted art. The stories behind Europe's most dramatic cultural crimes.

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The Empty Frames

In the early hours of March 18, 1990, two men posing as Boston police officers talked their way into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Over the next 81 minutes, they stole 13 works of art — including Vermeer's The Concert, Rembrandt's only seascape, and five Degas sketches. Total value: over half a billion dollars.

14 April 2026·7:49·🇪🇺United States