The Great Watch Robbery / Guided Tour
A guided tour and lecture about the theft of the clock collection at the Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem. The event includes archival films and a tour of the clock collection.
A guided tour and lecture about the theft of the clock collection at the Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem. The event includes archival films and a tour of the clock collection.
Further Details
In April 1983, one of the most daring robberies in Israel’s history took place. More than one hundred valuable watches, worth between tens and hundreds of millions of dollars, were stolen from the L.A. Mayer Museum of Islamic Art in Jerusalem.
Twenty-three years of searches by the police, private investigators, and international organizations yielded no leads—until…
A fascinating tour and lecture in which participants will be introduced in detail to the mystery surrounding the theft of the watch collection: from the night of the break-in at the museum, through the long years of investigation and the breakthrough that finally led to the discovery of the thief, to tracking down the watches scattered around the world and returning them to the museum.
The tour includes a lecture, archival films viewable only as part of the museum tour, an examination of the thief’s activities in the museum, and a tour of the watch collection.
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