Museum security expert offers a peek inside art heist investigations

By Ailsa Chang,

Ava Berger, Megan Lim, Sarah Handel

Published October 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM EDT

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Anthony Amore, director of security at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, about art heists and what he's noticed about the recent jewelry theft from the Louvre.

Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist who hosts All Things Considered along with Ari Shapiro, Audie Cornish, and Mary Louise Kelly. She landed in public radio after practicing law for a few years.

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Megan Lim

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