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Thieves who entered a museum in eastern France after buying admission tickets stole a 2,500-year-old gold necklace in broad daylight, adding another case to a series of recent museum robberies across the country.
The theft took place on July 25 at the Musee du Pays Chatillonnais-Tresor de Vix in Chatillon-sur-Seine, a town in France's Burgundy region.
The stolen necklace formed part of the Vix Treasure, an important group of archaeological finds associated with an ancient burial site.
According to the allegations, the suspects paid the entrance fee and made their way into the museum while posing as regular visitors.
After breaking open a display case, they took the gold necklace and fled through the museum's main entrance.
The robbery went ahead despite tightened security measures introduced after two previous theft attempts at the museum.
Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the incident.
The case follows other major museum thefts reported in France, including the robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris on Oct. 19, 2025, during which items valued at $102 million were stolen.
A later theft at the Lalique Museum involved jewelry valued at approximately $4.57 million.
The latest incident has now brought the Musee du Pays Chatillonnais-Tresor de Vix into the continuing series of museum robberies reported across France.
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