The Louvre heist: how will the thieves hide these jewels?

A jewellery insurance expert and a professor specialising in art crimes, explain what comes next following the Louvre heist.
disguised robber with stolen diamonds in their hand. The Louvre heist

ArtsHub turns to two experts to gauge their views of what will happen to the jewellery stolen from The Louvre in Paris on 19 October, as police go into double-speed trying to trace the thieves.

Associate Professor Donna Brett (University of Sydney), who specialises in the intricate tales of global art theft, believes there is more to this story than a simple robbery. 

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina