Nationalmuseum robbery

Nationalmuseum robbery
Nationalmuseum's classical façade
Young Parisian
Conversation
Self Portrait of Rembrandt
The Nationalmuseum and the three stolen paintings (from left): Renoir's Young Parisian and Conversation and Rembrandt's Self Portrait
Date22 December 2000
TimeAround 16:55 (CET)
LocationNationalmuseum
Coordinates59°19′43″N 18°04′42″E / 59.32861°N 18.07833°E / 59.32861; 18.07833
CauseArt theft
Participants
  • Alexander Petrov
  • Stefan Nordström
  • Boris Kostov
  • Alexander Lindgren
  • Baha Kadhum
  • Dieya Kadhum
OutcomeTheft of three paintings worth US$30–45 million
Charges
  • Conspiracy to rob
  • armed robbery
  • accessory to armed robbery
  • receiving stolen goods
VerdictGuilty
Convictions8 men sentenced to terms up to 8 years

The Nationalmuseum robbery was the robbery of three paintings worth a combined total of $30–45 million USD from the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden, on 22 December 2000.[1][2] The stolen paintings were a self-portrait by Rembrandt and two Renoir paintings, Conversation and Young Parisian.[1][2] The paintings have been recovered.

  1. ^ a b "$30 Million Art Heist at Stockholm Museum". ABC News. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "L.A. Renoir Paints the Way to Recovery of Stolen Rembrandt". Los Angeles Times. 17 September 2005. Retrieved 17 December 2020.