Theft at the Museum of Boston
In an hour and a half, the criminals set out to collect a set of 12 carefully selected art pieces, among which were paintings by Vermeer, Rembrandt, Manet, Degas and Govert Flinck, as well as an expensive French and Chinese object.
The approximate value of these works is totaling more than $ 300 million, despite the theft occurred over two decades ago, the fact is that still remains unresolved.
The crime was committed taking advantage of the inexperience of two security guards that they had recently entered work in the Gardner Museum. One morning the two guards were convinced by two strangers dressed as police officers, who claimed they had received an emergency call from the establishment.
was held out the morning of March 18, 1990, when a group of thieves disguised as police entered the premises of the museum and took 13 works of art, valued at $ 300 million.
A few years ago, in 1994, established a reward of $ 2.6 million, in order to recover the works, and in recent years the amount offered is increased to $ 5 million. However, the paintings are still missing.
That is why today, visitors to the Gardner Museum are surprised at the presence of a set of empty frames, which are in the original locations of the stolen paintings.
This crime is now considered not only as one of the most prominent cases of theft in history, but also as the largest art theft in history.
Maria Fernanda Sosa Garcia 2°