Thieves steal works worth €9m from France Renoir museum
Two thieves stole four Renoir paintings from a museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, though two were later recovered in the garden. Police are currently investigating the heist, which resulted in the temporary closure of the museum.
Why it matters
The theft highlights ongoing security vulnerabilities in cultural institutions housing high-value historical art.
Two thieves stole four valuable Renoir paintings from a small museum on the French Riviera, but abandoned two of them as they fled, the local mayor has said.
Surveillance camera footage identified two people entering the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer and stealing four paintings, the town's mayor, Bryan Masson, said in a statement.
The museum's alarm system went off at 5.48am and police arrived five minutes later, the mayor's statement said.
He told local newspaper Nice-Matin that two of the stolen paintings were found in the museum's garden after the thieves fled.
The stolen works included Portrait Of Madame Colonna Romano, Coco Lisant and Young Girl At The Well, and the overall worth of the stolen paintings is €9m, Nice-Matin reported.
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