The Louvre was most recently robbed on 19 October 2025, when thieves stole Napoleonic-era French crown jewels in a high-profile heist.

Key details

  • The robbery took place in the morning, around 9:30 a.m., shortly after the museum opened to visitors.
  • Thieves disguised as construction workers used a lift to access a balcony, cut through a window, smashed display cases in the Galerie d’Apollon, and grabbed eight pieces of crown jewelry worth about 88 million euros.
  • The operation inside the museum lasted only a few minutes (about four minutes inside, under eight minutes total), and the group escaped on scooters, dropping at least one jeweled crown that was later recovered.

Quick historic note

  • This 2025 heist was described as the first major art/jewel theft at the Louvre in over two decades, though the museum has a longer history of high-profile thefts, including the famous 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa.

TL;DR: If you’re asking “when was the Louvre robbed” in the sense of the big heist everyone is talking about lately, it was robbed on 19 October 2025, during opening hours, in a fast, highly organized jewel theft.

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