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Belgian TikTokers Hang Their Work in Mona Lisa Room After Evading Louvre Security

The stunt relied on a LEGO frame with a rolled canvas to pass scanners despite recent post-heist safeguards.

Overview

  • The pair used a disassemblable LEGO frame and a rolled painting to clear screening, reassembled the frame inside, and mounted their piece in the gallery that houses the Mona Lisa.
  • They entered roughly an hour before closing, found the area by the painting heavily guarded, and hung their work a few meters away in the same room.
  • Their social-media video documents the method step by step, including pulling a bag through the scanner while filming in real time.
  • The incident comes after the Louvre tightened protections following the October 19 theft of nine Crown jewels, prompting fresh questions about operational gaps.
  • No arrests or formal sanctions were reported by the outlets as of publication, and the accounts rely largely on the duo’s own footage.