The $500,000,000 Art Robbery

On March 18, 1990, the biggest art heist in history took place. 13 pieces of art were stolen from the Isabella Gardner Museum. The total value of the art : $500,000,000. Today we will go over the mystery of what happened that night and follow along minute by minute. This robbery is also considered the single largest property theft in the world. Credit Isabella Gardner Museum website WBUR The Boston Globe Library of Congress – Isabella Gardner Museum Floorplans CBS Boston Archives Opinion Newspaper Vanity Fair - Stealing Beauty 1998 Irish Independent BBC ST. Joseph’s News press Attributions: © MapTiler © OpenStreetMap contributors Music: Landing – Godmode New Horizons – Futuremono Riding the Sun – Telecasted Sloppy Clav – Godmode Spirit Riders – Telecasted A Hand In The Dark – Underbelly & Ty Mayer Long Road – Futuremono Skying – Public Memory Mamas – Josh Lippi and the Overtimers Invisible Enemy – Jeremy Black Golden 007 Eye – Pause Theme