Overview
- A group of masked intruders forced entry to the Musée Lalique and smashed open display cases to steal about 20 pieces of jewellery in a very short raid that occurred on Sunday morning.
- Authorities and the museum estimate the loss at several million euros, likely close to €4 million, and investigators are reviewing CCTV footage and detailed item descriptions to aid recovery.
- Alarms were triggered during the break-in but the private security firm did not immediately alert the gendarmes and a cleaning worker arrived first and called police, a lapse local officials have criticized.
- The museum has closed for several days while staff and investigators assess the damage, prepare enhanced security, and hand missing-item descriptions to law enforcement.
- The theft follows the high-profile Louvre heist in October 2025 and raises fresh questions about protection of regional museums because many stolen Lalique pieces are crystal and cannot simply be destroyed or melted down, complicating resale and recovery.