Platinum Necklace Stolen from Vienna Museum on August 28, 2026
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A platinum necklace originating with Egyptian royalty and Queen Nazli was taken from Vienna's Museum of Applied Arts on August 28, 2026. Austrian police are searching for two suspects who entered by purchasing an exhibition ticket and were captured on security cameras while the museum hosted a Van Cleef and Arpels designs display.
Sources
- ABC Australia: Thieves buy tickets before stealing necklace from Vienna museum
- BBC World: Thieves steal 600-diamond necklace from Vienna museum in broad daylight
- The Guardian Art: Egyptian queen’s 673-diamond necklace stolen in Vienna smash-and-grab raid
- Deutsche Welle: Austria museum heist: Thieves snatch diamond necklace