This photograph shows the painting "La Joconde" (the Mona Lisa) by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci at the Louvre museum in Paris on 28 January, 2025. Photo: AFP / Bertrand Guay
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft of crown jewels from Paris' Louvre museum.
The seven-minute heist last week saw the thieves get away with priceless necklaces, earrings, brooches and crowns once belonging to the French aristocracy.
Ever since the audacious Parisian break-in, Dr Penelope Jackson's phone has been ringing off the hook. With the world seemingly transfixed by the thrill of the heist - people are desperate to know more.
But why is the world and Hollywood transfixed by the thrill of the heist? What motivates thieves? What happens when a burglary goes wrong?
In 2023, Penelope became a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to art crime research and visual arts. She also has a new book coming out, focusing on Australian art crime.
Penelope Jackson speaks to Kathryn Ryan.
This emerald-and-diamond necklace was a wedding gift from Napoleon Bonaparte to his second wife Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, when they married in 1810. Photo: Stephane de Sakutin
