Was Mona Lisa stolen before? Is the Mona Lisa still stolen?

The Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911 from the Louvre Museum in Paris, where it is currently housed. The theft of the painting garnered widespread attention and was considered a major cultural loss.

The theft was carried out by an Italian man named Vincenzo Peruggia, who was a former employee of the Louvre. Peruggia had access to the museum and knew where the Mona Lisa was kept.

On the morning of August 21, 1911, he took the painting off the wall, hid it under his coat, and walked out of the museum. The theft of the Mona Lisa was not discovered until the following day when the painting was found to be missing from its usual spot.

A massive search was launched, and the theft was widely covered by the media. Peruggia was eventually caught in Italy in 1913 and the Mona Lisa was recovered. The painting was returned to the Louvre, where it has been on display ever since.

As far as we know, the Mona Lisa has not been stolen since 1911. It is currently on display at the Louvre Museum, where it is protected by a number of security measures.