'The Louvre Confidential: Heists, Scandals & Sinister Art' Webinar

Tickets: $12 (includes access to replay for one week)

Click the link below to officially register for this experience:

https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/1975594021901

What if the world’s most famous museum weren’t just home to masterpieces, but also to criminals, traitors, and monsters hiding in plain sight? From royal assassinations and political betrayals to mythological horrors and modern-day heists, it's time to explore the Louvre’s galleries and the dark history they reveal.

Join New York Adventure Club as we uncover how the Louvre became a crossroads of art and crime — from masterpieces that immortalize betrayal, violence, and justice, to the real-world thefts and upheavals that reshaped the museum’s destiny — all through the lens of a Parisian criminal lawyer.

Led by Edith de Belleville — French-licensed tour guide, author, and attorney-at-law — our digital showcase will include:

• Criminals, traitors, femme fatales, and mythic monsters depicted in the collection — revealing how great masters used violence, seduction, betrayal, and judgment to shape their most dramatic works
• Artworks born of turmoil and moral conflict — exploring how punishment, revenge, and justice became enduring themes across centuries of painting and sculpture
• Historic thefts, wartime seizures, and political upheavals — tracing how real episodes of conflict and appropriation left lasting marks on the museum’s evolution
• The notorious 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa — how an unassuming handyman outwitted the museum, and why the crime transformed a modest portrait into the most famous painting in the world
• A recent jewelry heist inside the Galerie d’Apollon — a bold, modern-day theft that revived the Louvre’s long entanglement with scandal and security failures

Afterward, we'll have a Q&A session with Edith — any and all questions are welcomed and encouraged!
Can't make it live? Don't worry, you'll have access to the full replay for one week.
See you there, virtually!

*Immediately upon registering, you will receive a separate, automated email containing the link to join this webinar
**For the best possible viewing experience, please ensure you're using the latest version of your internet browser
***A full replay of the experience will be available to all registered guests for up to a week
****If the event has already passed, but it's been less than a week, you can still register for it on our website's active replay section!

About Edith
Edith de Belleville is a native Parisian woman. She is a licensed tour guide, lawyer, author and a qualified French teacher for foreigners. She wrote a book about Beautiful Rebels of Paris in French ("Belles et Rebelles" , Éditions du 81) She is also a professor and teaches the Jewish heritage in Paris at Gustave Eiffel University (Marne-la-Vallée) She just published a new book in English about her memoirs in Paris "Parisian Life, adventures in the City of Light." And she spends so much time at Le Louvre and Orsay Museum that it's her second home.

Disclaimer
By attending a New York Adventure Club experience, you accept our terms of service.
Photo Credit: Main - Mika Baumeister
Categories: Virtual, Art & Entertainment