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Thieves broke into the National Museum of Natural History in Paris<\/a> and made off with samples of raw gold worth about $700,000, officials have said, the latest in a wave of heists hitting cultural institutions across France.<\/p>\n

The theft took place at the museum\u2019s Gallery of Geology and Mineralogy in the early hours of Tuesday morning, the museum said in a statement, adding that police were notified as soon as security staff discovered the break-in.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis comes at a critical time for cultural institutions, particularly museums\u201d it said. “Several public collections have been victims of theft in recent months”<\/p>\n

Based on the price of raw gold, the stolen items are estimated to be worth about \u20ac600,000 ($710,000), though they\u2019re \u201cnevertheless of inestimable heritage value,\u201d the museum said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Museum of Natural History deplores this inestimable loss for research, heritage, and public outreach,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

The affected gallery, which is now subject to enhanced surveillance measures, will remain closed to the public until further notice, according to the museum.<\/p>\n

The museum statement didn\u2019t specify further details, citing confidentiality amid an ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n

The overnight burglary was the work of a \u201cperfectly professional team, fully aware of where they needed to go,\u201d Emmanuel Skoulios, the museum\u2019s general director, told French news broadcaster BFM TV channel on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was absolutely no coincidence that they went after these specimens,\u201d Skoulios said.<\/p>\n

Officially founded in 1793, the National Museum of Natural History is renowned for its diverse collections of dinosaur fossils and minerals.<\/p>\n

France has seen a surge of museum theft in recent years.<\/p>\n

In early September, thieves broke into the Adrien Dubouch\u00e9 National Museum in west-central France, stealing three Chinese porcelain pieces worth about \u20ac9.5 million, all of which are designated as \u201cnational treasures.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jean-Nicholas Fievet is a senior desk editor for NBC News based in London.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Jackson Peck and Mahalia Dobson contributed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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