FBI INSIGHTS

Apr 06 2026CRIME

Why museums keep getting robbed—and why the art is nearly impossible to sell

Museums worldwide have faced a string of bold thefts recently, including a brazen robbery in Italy where thieves took works by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse in a single night. Experts say these crimes aren’t as clever as movies make them seem—they’re often just quick break-ins with little planning.

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