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Jacques Chirac Presidential Museum in France Was Robbed Again
['Devorah Lauter']
ARTnews.com
French museums can’t seem to catch a break.
Thieves reportedly broke a window, allowing them to enter the museum via the front door, and authorities were alerted by an alarm system around 4 a.m.
In 2011, the Chirac museum was robbed of a diamond-encrusted, golden falcon that had been offered to Chirac by Saudi Arabia, estimated to be worth some €150,000 ($173,000).
Following those incidents, the museum reinforced its security systems this past spring, notably with the installation of more cameras.
At the time of writing, the museum website states that it is temporarily closed and asks for visitors’ understanding.