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Explosion rocks Dutch museum

Explosion rocks Dutch museum before gold masterpieces stolen: "This is a dark day"

Thieves responsible for the Drents Museum heist left with a gold Coțofenești helmet and three Dacian royal bracelets, the museum said.

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Thieves use explosives to steal gold 'masterpieces' from Dutch museum

Four ancient gold artefacts were stolen from a Dutch museum in an overnight raid in the early hours of Saturday morning. Thieves used explosives to blast their way into the Drents Museum in Assen, which was hosting an exhibition of priceless Romanian jewellery made from gold and silver.

Reuters · 16h

Romanian prehistoric gold treasures stolen from Dutch museum

Romanian artefacts, including a 2,500-year-old gold helmet, were stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands early on Saturday, the museum said.

The Washington Post · 4h

Thieves blow up Dutch museum door and steal 2,400-year-old golden helmet

Police in the Netherlands believe several people are behind a heist that led to the theft of the golden helmet of Coțofenești from a museum in Assen.

Fired British Museum worker arrested

The Associated Press on MSN · 17h

The British Museum says it is partly closed after a fired employee shut down IT systems

The British Museum is partially closed to the public after an employee who had been fired broke in and shut down computer systems.

Barron's · 16h

Fired IT Worker Partly Shuts Down British Museum

The British Museum said it had closed a number of exhibits after a fired IT contractor "shut down" some of its systems, in one of several unrelated incidents targeting European museums on Saturday.

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Fired British Museum worker arrested after 'shutting down' museum computer systems

A former British Museum employee has been arrested after allegedly breaking in and shutting down the museum's security and IT systems.

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Museum project puts disabled people at forefront

A museum and an arts school for adults with learning disabilities will place "disabled people in the storytelling seat" after ...

Paris’ Louvre museum in dire state, problems ‘endanger’ art, director warns in plea for help

The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” has requested urgent help from the ...

Historical society raises money for museum

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A group of people were caught on surveillance video breaking into a high-end Las Vegas retail shop early ...

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This New Archeological Museum Is the Largest in the World — With 100,000 Items From Ancient Times

After 20 years of development, The Grand Egyptian Museum brings ancient Egypt back to life.

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Secrets of the Field Museum; the collection hidden behind closed doors

Field Museum visitors see less than 1% of its total collection. So where's the rest of it? CBS News Chicago went on a tour ...

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Historical museum receives a facelift after nearly 50 years

Riley County Historical Museum director Katharine Hensler, second from left, talks with Melanie Highsmith, museum curator of ...

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Stars and Stripes Museum hosts Civil War show

The Stars and Stripes Museum hosted their free monthly program Saturday, and this time, the theme was the Civil War.

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Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad’s golden spike

The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in ...

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German Museum Removed Portrait of Elon Musk? Not Exactly

Munich's Deutsches Museum said a "prominent" position of an individual in an exhibition could be seen as "an uncritical ...

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