The only things that remained in the room were a few tools that had been used to open the display cabinets, and a few candy wrappers that had been apparently left by the thief. When the museum staff entered the hall where the clocks were exhibited on the morning of April 17, 1983, they could not believe what they saw: The room, which just the day before had contained the entire collection of rare clocks, was completely empty.
(credit: Maariv Archives) The biggest heist in Israeli history Its storyline could be the plot of a Hollywood film.”ĪFTERMATH OF the 1983 theft: The room containing the entire collection of rare clocks was completely empty. “That’s why over the years, the spotlight has been focused greatly on the mystery and audacity of the robbery, and less on the dry details. “The story of the theft is as big a magnet for visitors as is the collection itself,” explains Avishai Yarkoni, the museum’s marketing and events manager, who was present when the first items from the clock collection were returned in 2006. Its storyline could be the plot of a Hollywood film.” Avishai Yarkoni That’s why over the years, the spotlight has been focused greatly on the mystery and audacity of the robbery, and less on the dry details. “The story of the theft is as big a magnet for visitors as is the collection itself. Visitors are welcome to join a tour at the Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem, during which they will see the new exhibition featuring the stolen clocks and hear the story of the theft and the years-long investigation that ended with the return to Israel of almost all the items. The stolen clocks were then dispersed to locations on three different continents. The theft, which took place in 1983, came to be known as the biggest and most daring heist in Israeli history.
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Even the most talented TV and movie screenwriter would have had a hard time coming up with the following storyline: Imagine that the most sophisticated thieves from the show La Casa de Papel meet up with Marie Antoinette in a quaint museum in Jerusalem, after which it is discovered that 106 rare clocks, valued at over $150 million, have disappeared… and are only recovered 25 years later.ĭoes this sound like an absurd story? Well, the police investigators and staff at the Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem who were involved in the search for the missing clocks might not think so.
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