Welcome to the
Heist Museum
“The Heist Museum is great because it shows you all the art you can’t see anymore. I like that.
When something disappears, it becomes even more famous. Copies make it real again.”
— Andy Warhol
The Heist Museum is seeking a luxury hotel partner to become the exclusive home of our blockbuster art-crime experience. Your hotel provides the space, and we deliver a steady stream of new visitors, media attention, and a world-class cultural attraction within your property.
The original artworks were stolen more than 35 years ago and have never been publicly seen since. Our museum-quality, hand-painted reproductions reveal what the world lost — exclusively at the world’s first and only Heist Museum.
As our partner, every hotel guest receives free admission, transforming their stay into a one-of-a-kind experience and positioning your property as the city’s most intriguing destination. They'll be telling everyone about their stay.
World’s Missing Priceless Stolen Paintings
Replicas Now Showing
The Concert
Johannes Vermeer, The Concert, 1664 oil on canvas, 28" x 25"
The Dutch artist depicted a man and two women performing music. Stolen March 18, 1990, from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Experts believe it to be the most valuable stolen object in the world, valued at US$500 million.
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Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, 1503 oil on canvas, 30" x 21" Stolen August 21, 1911, from the Louvre Museum by Vincenzo Peruggia, who hid in a closet overnight and walked out with the painting the next day; it was missing for over two years before being recovered in Italy in 1913. Priceless, valued at $1 billion.
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Poppy Flowers
Vincent van Gogh, Poppy Flowers, oil on canvas, 1887
26" x 21" Stolen from Cairo's Mahmoud Khalil Museum twice; first in 1977 (and recovered after a decade), then again in August 2010. With an estimated value of US$500 million.
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The Scream
Edward Munch, The Scream, 1893 oil on canvas, 36" x 28" Stolen twice in 1994 from the National Gallery and in 2004 from the Munch Museum, both in Norway, and both versions were later recovered by police. Estimated value is $125 million.
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The Pigeon with Green Peas
Pablo Picasso, The Pigeon with Green Peas, 1911 oil on canvas
26" x 21" An example of Picasso's Cubist works. Stolen from the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris on 20 May 2010, valued at $150 million.
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Woman's Head
Pablo Picasso, Woman's Head, 1939 oil on canvas, 11" x 9" painted during his Cubist period. Stolen from the National Gallery in Athens in 2012, it was recovered from a gorge near Athens in June 2021, and the alleged thief was arrested. Value today $50 million.
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Woman With a Fan
Modigliani, Woman With a Fan, 1919 oil on canvas, 39" x 25" Painting was sold that year for $20. One of five paintings stolen from the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris on 20 May 2010, valued at $50 million.
Value today US$50 million.
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Painter on the Road to Tarascon
Vincent van Gogh, Painter on the Road to Tarascon, 1888 oil on canvas, 19" x 17" Last seen in the Kulturhistorisches Museum in Magdeburg, Germany, during WWII, where it disappeared. Valued today at US$50 million.
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Portrait of a Young Man
Raphael, Portrait of a Young Man, 1513 oil on canvas, 28" x 22" Was looted from the Czartoryski Museum in Kraków, Poland, by the Nazis in 1939. Its whereabouts remain one of the greatest mysteries in the art world. It is often theorized to be a self-portrait of the artist, Raphael himself. Value US$50 million.
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Chez Tortoni
Édouard Manet, Chez Tortoni, 1875 oil on canvas, 10" x 13" Stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1990. and it has not yet been recovered. $10 million reward is offered. Valued at US$50 million.
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Landscape with Obelisk
Govert Flinck, Landscape With Obelisk, 1638 oil on canvas,
21" x 28"by Dutch artist Govert Flinck, a protege of Rembrandt. The painting hung in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of Boston, Massachusetts, prior to being stolen in 1990. Value today is US$25 million.
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Poppy Field at Vetheuil
Claude Monet, Poppy Field at Vetheuil, 1879 oil on canvas,
28" x 35" Stolen from the E.G. Buhrle Collection in Zurich, Switzerland, and stolen on January 10, 2008. It was recovered within one year, being found in a car near a mental hospital. Value US$20M.
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Museum-Quality Reproductions 18" x 24"
Prints are shipped rolled, unframed
Purchases are non-refundable
Founder's Own Words
"I was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., lived there for many years, and then moved to Miami Beach for the sunshine. In my spare time, I wrote a novel, about a bank heist called The Ski Goggle Robbers. Now
I'm living in the neighborly city of Jacksonville and have started a new career.
A little while ago, I came across a news article asking the public for tips about a stolen painting by Vincent van Gogh called Poppy Flowers. The article included a photo I can still vividly recall: a vase of yellow and red poppies set against a dark background. The colors were so bright and vibrant, leaping forward from the shadowed background. I downloaded the image and thought to myself, I hope the thief is caught and the original painting recovered, so the public can enjoy it again.
Just recently, another article appeared, marking the 15th anniversary of the theft and appealing once more for the public’s help. I remembered the photo and how striking the painting looked again. I made a mental note: when the painting was finally found, I would visit the museum to see it in person.
That powerful image stayed with me for days, and I realized two things. First, the beauty I saw in a small cellphone photo would be magnified a hundredfold if viewed full-size in person at the museum. Second, the painting had been missing for 15 years, and the odds of recovery looked bleak —
a reminder of how much the public loses when a masterpiece disappears.
Then the idea struck me: if I couldn’t view the original, I could commission a master of brushstrokes to recreate it by hand — the finest, exact reproduction. I knew I was in good hands when the master said, “I’m not copying the painting, I’m copying the mind of the artist. I promise you the reproduction will be extraordinary.”
And boy was the master right. It was magnificent. I hung the painting in my home and enjoyed seeing its beauty daily. I decided to share the painting with the public so they could appreciate its beauty up close, as I have been doing.
And that's how seeing just that masterpiece by Vincent van Gogh blossomed into starting the Heist Museum—born of and anchored by twelve magnificent recreations of lost treasures the world can enjoy again. As a nonprofit museum, all proceeds go to support the local community and cultural programs.
Thank you for visiting.
Bruce Scher
