Boston Museum Heist (1990 US)

On March 18, 1990, after St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Boston, the city experienced its biggest heist of all time, one of the biggest in history. Two men disguised as police officers knocked on the side entrance of the Museum at 1:00 AM and were let in by security guards whom they easily overpowered. It has been said that those doors are never opened for anyone knocking in the middle of the night, so as to why it was that night is unknown. They handcuffed and duct taped the guards in the basement as they went about their business. In a matter of 90 minutes, the robbers stole over $300 million worth of art. These included paintings by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Flinck, Degas, and Manet. Many paintings were violently torn from their frames. The thieves took off with the museum's security tapes.

Here are images of the stolen art: