Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist

On March 18, 1990, thieves stole 13 works of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in a heist that remains unsolved. Stolen pieces include Rembrandt's The Storm on the Sea of Galilee and Vermeer's The Concert; empty frames remain on display in the museum. The lost works have been widely publicized and a reward for information has been offered by the museum and the FBI. The event is a persistent element of Boston cultural and criminal-history discourse.