Another museum looted

This time it's Hoorn, and it sounds as if the collection has been gutted:

Up to 20 Dutch paintings and numerous silver items were taken during the Sunday night break-in at Westfries Museum in Hoorn. "The heart of our collection is gone, including top artworks of national importance," a museum spokesman said. . .

Police believe its alarm system had been disconnected. . .

Employees discovered the theft on Monday morning when they found smashed display cases, broken doors and empty frames.

More at Expatica:

One of the oldest museums in the Netherlands, the Westfries Museum in the north of the country was due to start celebrating its 125th anniversary on Monday morning.

The thieves escaped with artworks from the exhibition "Sights of North Holland", which ended on Sunday. Among the works stolen included paintings from Jacob Waben, Matthias Withoos, Jan Rietschoof, Jan Linsen and Herman Hengstenburgh.

Posted by David on January 10, 2005 8:19 PM