After the Louvre, another French museum faces a mysterious theft

Less than 24 hours after the high-profile theft at the Louvre, officials in the historic town of Langres discovered another theft — this time from the Denis Diderot House of Lights museum, where part of a prized coin collection vanished overnight.
The theft was uncovered early Monday, October 20, when museum staff arrived to find the entrance door forced open and a display case shattered. According to the Langres city council, the stolen items were part of a numismatic treasure discovered more than a decade ago during restoration work on the museum’s current building, the Hôtel du Breuil. Only a portion of the collection — consisting of gold and silver coins — was taken, suggesting a targeted operation rather than an act of vandalism.