Museums on Alert: the Wave of Gold Theft Forces Them to Reorganize Their Security

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After the coups in Badajoz, Albacete and Villena, the Ministry of Culture reviews the protocols, while historians, cultural managers and criminology experts demand more staff, in-depth reviews and specific training Roban the Treasure of Villena, one of the most valuable archaeological finds in Europe, in a night assault On 27 August, three individuals entered the Villena Museum (MUVI) and took away the treasure that gives name to this Alicante t…

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The thieves barely needed four minutes to hijack one of the most important prehistoric goldsmiths in Europe. In the early morning hours of August 27, after the town’s sports car alarm was activated, a group of assailants entered the Villena Museum through a window, broke the windows and managed to remove the pieces of gold, silver, iron and amber from the Bronze Age that make up the Treasure of the Alicante town.

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Three thefts of gold in museums in four months force to review the security of the heritage. Experts ask for more staff and update the law. The entry of thefts in museums: the gold pieces of Villena, Badajoz and Albacete force Culture to shield the security was first published in What!.