Art Thief

Thursday, March 27, 2025 • 11am

Location: Smith Crossing, 10501 Emilie Lane, Orland Park, IL

In the late 1990s and ear­ly 2000s, Stéphane Bre­itwieser stole from more than 200 muse­ums and gal­leries across Europe, amass­ing a col­lec­tion worth an esti­mat­ed $2 bil­lion. Nev­er resort­ing to vio­lence, steal­ing dur­ing day­light hours, or sell­ing his con­quests — rather keep­ing them for his own per­son­al enjoy­ment — makes Breitwieser’s sto­ry one of the most captivating.

Told in his #1 New York Times best-sell­ing book, The Art Thief, author Michael Finkel joins us at Smith Vil­lage on Thurs­day, March 27th for an in-depth look at Breitwieser’s brazen crimes, his bril­liant mind and the spec­tac­u­lar events that brought every­thing crash­ing down. 

Don’t miss out on this fas­ci­nat­ing after­noon discussion.

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