Around twenty pieces of jewellery were stolen from the René Lalique Museum in Wingen-sur-Moder, eastern France, on Sunday, according to a source familiar with the investigation. The value of the stolen items is still being assessed, but the source said it could amount to several million euros, “perhaps close to four million.”
The museum, which opened in 2011 near the glassmaker’s namesake factory, displays the works of René Lalique (1860–1945) across 900 square metres. In a post on social media, museum management confirmed the theft and announced a temporary closure of several days “to plan a smooth and safe reopening.”
The intruder or intruders entered the building in the morning and went directly to the jewellery hall, the source said. An alarm was triggered, but a cleaning worker who arrived first at the scene called police before the security company had confirmed the alert. Investigators are now reviewing CCTV footage.
The source described the museum’s security as inadequate for the threat. “There was a security system, but it was not sufficient,” they said.
The Lalique Museum is listed as a sensitive site and had been subject to heightened scrutiny since the high-profile robbery at the Louvre in Paris in October 2025, the source added.
