Drents Museum director Harry Tupan said staff were "intensely shocked" by the burglary, which he said was the biggest incident in its 170-year history.

The daring heist took place at Drents Museum in Assen during the early hours of Saturday morning, according to Dutch police, who said they received a report of an explosion at 3:45 a.m. local time.

Thieves just blew up a door at the Drents Museum in the Netherlands to steal ancient artifacts, including the 5th-century BC Helmet of Cotofenesti.

Thieves responsible for the Drents Museum heist left with a gold Coțofenești helmet and three Dacian royal bracelets, the museum said.

Police in the Netherlands are searching for robbers who blasted open the door to a history museum early Saturday, damaging the building and stealing a 2,400-year-old golden helmet and golden ...

A group of burglars blew up the entrance of the Drents Museum in the Netherlands and ran away with solid gold artifacts on loan from Romania. NBC News' Meagan Fitzgerald has the details as ...

The Drents Museum in the Netherlands has just received a unique extension- underground. Designed by Erick van Egeraat Architects, the new galleries are submerged beneath a richly planted park and ...

The technology was developed as part of a modernization project for the museum, according to Annabelle Birnie, Drents Museum’s director. The museum sought a way to improve the experience for the ...

The daring heist took place at Drents Museum in Assen during the early hours of Saturday morning, according to Dutch police, who said they received a report of an explosion at 3:45 a.m. local time.

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Thieves have stolen four ancient artifacts, including an approximately 2,500-year-old gold helmet, after using explosives to break into a museum in the Netherlands ...

The daring heist took place at Drents Museum in Assen during the early hours of Saturday morning, according to Dutch police, who said they received a report of an explosion at 3:45 a.m. local time.