art heist
Museum robbery caper
An art heist is the theft of valuable artwork, typically from a museum, gallery, or private collection.
The term carries a sense of dramatic planning and execution—think elaborate schemes to defeat security systems rather than smash-and-grab burglaries: The 1990 Gardner Museum art heist remains unsolved.
Art heists figure prominently in crime fiction and film.
- museumPublic exhibit space
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- stolenTaken unlawfully
- paintingPigment on canvas
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
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- mystery fictionwhodunit, whodunnit, sleuth, murder mystery, detective novel
- crime filmscrime drama, crime thriller, film noir, murder mystery, mystery film
- heistsbank job, bank robbery, bank vault, caper, inside job
- robberyrobbery, armed robbery, bank robbery, holdup, hold-up
- art storiescommissioned work
- museumsmuseums, exhibits, galleries, exhibitions, exhibit