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Two men stole a $4 million diamond necklace from a Vienna museum during opening hours. The piece, once owned by Egyptian royalty, was on loan from Van Cleef & Arpels. Police are hunting the suspects, who fled on foot after smashing a display case with a hammer.
Two unmasked men bought tickets to enter Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) and stole a 200-carat platinum and diamond necklace worth millions during a Van Cleef & Arpels exhibition. The theft, which occurred in broad daylight, is part of a rising trend of violent art heists across Europe.
Two unmasked men stole a 200-carat platinum and diamond necklace from the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna on August 27, 2026. The thieves purchased admission tickets, smashed a display case with a hammer during opening hours, and fled toward the Stadtpark. The necklace, designed for Egyptian Queen Nazli and valued at over $4 million, was part of a Van Cleef & Arpels exhibition. This incident is part of a broader wave of violent museum heists across Europe, prompting security reviews and international manhunt efforts.