Thieves steal €9 million worth of art from Renoir Museum in southern France

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Thieves steal €9 million worth of art from Renoir Museum in southern France

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Thieves steal €9 million worth of art from Renoir Museum in southern France

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Two thieves stole artworks worth €9 million from the Renoir Museum in France.
One painting was dropped by the suspects during their escape.
The incident occurred just five minutes after the museum alarm was triggered.
This theft follows a recent high-value robbery at the Louvre Museum.

On September 8, two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, southern France, stealing "four works of art" valued at approximately €9 million ($10 million), according to Le Monde and South China Morning Post.

The incident was swiftly captured by surveillance cameras, and the suspects abandoned one of the stolen paintings while fleeing. Mayor Bryan Masson mentioned that the museum's alarm went off at 5:48 am, and local police were on the scene within five minutes. He remarked on the serious nature of this crime, stating, "Attacking the Renoir Museum is attacking a part of the history and heritage of Cagnes-sur-Mer," according to India Times and CBS News.

The Renoir Museum, which opened in 1960 at the artist's last residence, is significant for housing both art and personal artifacts of Renoir. This incident echoes a larger issue of art theft in France, particularly after the theft of eight items worth around $100 million from the Louvre in Paris less than a year prior, reported India Times and CBS News.