section_path: History/2025 heist
section_name: 2025 heist
paragraph_text: 2025 heist
  
  On 25 January 2025, a heist occurred at the museum, with thieves stealing gold artifacts from the museum. The thieves broke into the museum with explosives. The stolen artifacts included the 5th-century BCE Helmet of Coțofenești and Dacian bracelets. Police were alerted following reports of an explosion at 3:45 a.m. local time on the same day. There was no guard in the museum at the time of the heist.