The museum was closed Sunday after the robbery, which was carried out by thieves using a ladder mounted on the back of a truck, officials said.

France's Ministry of Culture has released a list of the jewelry items stolen from the Louvre Museum during a robbery on Oct. 19. The weapon-wielding thieves made off with millions of dollars worth of valuables,

The robbers employed a portable electric ladder to break into a second-floor wing of the Paris museum that holds the French crown jewels.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday denounced the spectacular theft of jewellery from the Louvre Museum in Paris as an attack on France's cultural history. "The theft from the Louvre is an attack on a cultural asset that we value because it is part of our history,

Thieves have pulled off a daring heist at the Louvre, stealing priceless Napoleonic jewels. On Sunday, they used a basket lift to access the museum, smashed display cases, and fled with the treasures.

Other items in the Louvre that belonged to the Empress are diamond brooches, among them this piece from 1855. It is called a reliquary brooch, although the Louvre says that the diamond-clad item does not contain any spaces to house a holy relic.

French authorities have launched a major investigation after thieves stole jewels of 'inestimable value' from the Louvre Museum.

LONDON -- The Louvre Museum in Paris said it would remain closed on Sunday for "exceptional reasons," as a French minister said an investigation was underway into a potential robbery. "A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum," French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati said on social media.

In a shocking daytime heist at France’s Louvre Museum, thieves stole nine pieces of jewelry from the Apollo Gallery, which is home to the French Crown Jewels. One of those pieces stolen was reportedly Empress Eugenie’s crown, which was later found damaged outside the museum.