In a world full of crypto scams, A.I. traps, and quick pop-up scams, what happened in Paris on Oct. 19, 2025, is a true heist to be remembered.
The iconic Louvre building in Paris, France is a 652,300 square foot museum, boasting some of the world’s most iconic artifacts. Items in the Louvre include The Mona Lisa, the Aphrodite statue, and the elegant multi-million dollar jewelry of past royalty.
Around 9:30 in the morning was when the duo of thieves made their entrance into the building, posed as construction workers. They entered using ladders and a basket lift to heighten themselves into the “Apollo gallery,” or the royal jewels collection.
After using tools to cut upon the window and successfully enter the building, the thieves extracted nine iconic pieces of jewelry, which cost an estimated 150 million dollars.
“I can’t think of another heist similar,” history teacher Bobby Simpson said.
Within just seven minutes, the pair of thieves were out of the building, quickly hitting the road on scooters, which had getaway drivers waiting upon arrival.
The news of the robbery spread like a wildfire and was on global news within hours.
“I saw an aesthetic TikTok video on it, with ‘Robbers’ by 1975 playing in the background,” junior Kaitlyn Huff said. “It’s a testament to the media and how lightly it takes crimes.”
However, to the people of France it was not a joke and posed a serious threat to the security of the museum. Louvre officials announced a plan for more CCTV installation in the building, and heightened security moving forward.
On Oct. 22, the museum reopened for public use after a multi-day shutdown. During this shutdown, over 100 investigators, along with forensic workers, tried to process any DNA left behind on the basket lift or windows to help them find the culprits.
While it was starting to feel as if these robbers had gotten away, on Oct. 26, two arrests were made in connection to the crime.
Paris officials did not release much information, aside from the fact that arrests had been made, and one of the suspects was attempting to leave for Algeria.
From trending TikTok posts mocking the robbery, or people cheering on the culprits, the Louvre heist will be remembered.
